A national profile of health care utilization and expenditures for children with special health care needs

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 10-17

  Newacheck, Paul W ^a,b   Kim, Sue E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; DATA ANALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL CARE; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DENTAL CARE; DISABLED CHILDREN; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; UNITED STATES;

EID: 11244291024     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.159.1.10     Document Type: Review

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