Use of Health Services by African-American Children With Asthma on Medicaid

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 274, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 469-473

  Lozano, Paula ^a   Connell, Frederick A ^b   Koepsell, Thomas D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; NEGRO; PHARMACY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

EID: 0029028941     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1995.03530060043031     Document Type: Article

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