Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Health Care Access and Self-Assessed Health After 3 Years
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Effect of the Affordable Care Act on Health Care Access.
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عنوان ژورنال: INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0046-9580,1945-7243
DOI: 10.1177/0046958018796361