The effect of health insurance coverage and the doctor-patient relationship on health care utilization in high poverty neighborhoods

The effect of health insurance coverage and the doctor-patient relationship on health care utilization in high poverty neighborhoods

African Americans have higher rates of mortality than whites who are the same age and sex. We hypothesize that in low socioeconomic status neighborhoods, having health insurance coverage and a regular health care provider increases the likelihood of receiving diagnostic tests for cardiovascular dise...

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Main Authors: Destini A. Smith, Alan Akira, Kenneth Hudson, Andrea Hudson, Marcellus Hudson, Marcus Mitchell, Errol Crook
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:Preventive Medicine Reports
Subjects:
Health insurance
Usual provider
Hypertension
Screening
Preventative care
Minority health
Health disparities
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221133551730102X

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