How Economic Demand Influences Access to Medical Care for Rural Hispanic Children

Medical Care

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1135-1148

  Smith, Margot W ^a   Kreutzer, Richard A ^a   Goldman, Lynn ^b   Casey Paal, Amy ^c   Kizer, Kenneth W ^d  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Demand; Health services research; Hispanic children; Physician availability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEXICO; PATIENT; POVERTY; PRENATAL CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MEXICO; POVERTY; PRENATAL CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0030293181     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199611000-00007     Document Type: Article

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