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Posted: May 2006

Adolescent Health Insurance Coverage: Recent Changes and Access to Care (1999)

This article assesses the health insurance status of adolescents, the trends in adolescent health care coverage, the demographic and socioeconomic correlates of insurance coverage, and the role that insurance coverage plays in influencing access to and use of health care.

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Newacheck, P., Brindis, C., Uhler-Cart, C., Marchi, K., & Irwin, C. E., Jr. (1999). Adolescent health insurance coverage: Recent changes and access to care. Pediatrics, 104(2), 195-202. [Available online, click here]

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