Changes in young adult primary care under the affordable care act

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue , 2015, Pages S680-S685

  Wong, Charlene A ^a,b   Ford, Carol A ^a   French, Benjamin ^a   Rubin, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946708255     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302770     Document Type: Article

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