Women's Health Issues
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 139-148 , May 2006

Insurance coverage and health care use among near-elderly women

  • Xiao Xu, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Xiao Xu, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, L4000 Women’s Hospital, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0276; Phone: 734-930-5614; fax: 734-930-5609.
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  • Divya A. Patel, PhD, MPH
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  • Anjel Vahratian, PhD, MPH
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  • Scott B. Ransom, DO, MBA, MPH

Received 28 June 2005 ,Revised 21 November 2005 ,Accepted 6 February 2006.

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PII: S1049-3867(06)00022-3

doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2006.02.005

Women's Health Issues
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 139-148 , May 2006

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