When Parents Are Given Greater Access to Health Information, Does It Affect Pediatric Utilization?

Medical Care

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 848-855

  Wagner, Todd H ^a,c   Greenlick, Merwyn R ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health information; Pediatrics; Self care information; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; IDAHO; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0035430628     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200108000-00010     Document Type: Article

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