Issues in studying the effectiveness of health services for children

Health Services Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4 II, 1998, Pages 1041-1058

  Lieu, Tracy A ^a   Newman, Thomas B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Children; Effectiveness; Health services; Research

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; MORBIDITY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIOLENCE;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FORECASTING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031713862     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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