Health insurance and access to primary care for children

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 338, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 513-519

  Newacheck, Paul W ^a,b   Stoddard, Jeffrey J ^c   Hughes, Dana C ^a,b   Pearl, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHILD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032546036     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199802193380806     Document Type: Article

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