The Effects of Job Insecurity on Health Care Utilization: Findings from a Panel of U.S. Workers

Health Services Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 1052-1073

  Hamad, Rita ^a   Modrek, Sepideh ^b   Cullen, Mark R ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care utilization; job insecurity; mass layoffs; panel study; workplace

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC RECESSION; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JOB INSECURITY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CARE; PANEL STUDY; UNITED STATES; WORK; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84945934352     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12393     Document Type: Article

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