Monitoring and evaluating managed care for children with chronic illnesses and disabilities

Pediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 952-958

  Newacheck, Paul W ^a,f   Stein, Ruth E K ^b   Walker, Deborah Klein ^c   Gortmaker, Steven L ^d   Kuhlthau, Karen ^e   Perrin, James M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

children; chronic illness; disability; HMO; managed care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DATA COLLECTION; DISABLED PERSONS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FAMILY; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; METHODS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029909419     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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