High-expenditure children with supplemental security income

Pediatrics

Volumn 102, Issue 3 I, 1998, Pages 610-615

  Kuhlthau, Karen ^a   Perrin, James M ^a,b   Ettner, Susan L ^b   McLaughlin, Thomas J ^b,c   Gortmaker, Steven L ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Chronic illness; Expenditures; High expenditure; Medicaid; Supplemental Security Income

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031683678     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.102.3.610     Document Type: Article

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