Health insurance status as a barrier to ideal cardiovascular health for U.S. adults: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2015, Pages

  McClurkin, Michael A ^a,e   Yingling, Leah Rae ^a   Ayers, Colby ^b   Cooper McCann, Rebecca ^a,f   Suresh, Visakha ^a,g   Nothwehr, Ann ^c   Barrington, Debbie S ^d,h   Powell Wiley, Tiffany M ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; AGE; INSURANCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84950973945     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141534     Document Type: Article

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