Impact of a children's health insurance program on newly enrolled children

JAMA

Volumn 279, Issue 22, 1998, Pages 1820-1825

  Lave, Judith R ^a   Keane, Christopher R ^a   Lin, Chyongchiou J ^a   Ricci, Edmund M ^a   Amersbach, Gabriele ^a   LaVallee, Charles P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b W Pennsylvania Caring Found C   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032503661     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.279.22.1820     Document Type: Article

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