Health Insurance and Mortality in US Adults
Author(s) -
Andrew P. Wilper,
Steffie Woolhandler,
Karen E. Lasser,
Danny McCormick,
David H. Bor,
David U. Himmelstein
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2008.157685
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , confidence interval , demography , national health interview survey , national death index , national health and nutrition examination survey , ethnic group , body mass index , health insurance , gerontology , environmental health , population , health care , sociology , anthropology , economics , economic growth
A 1993 study found a 25% higher risk of death among uninsured compared with privately insured adults. We analyzed the relationship between uninsurance and death with more recent data.
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