The relationship between SCHIP enrollment and hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in California

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 96-110

  Bermudez, Dustin ^a   Baker, Laurence ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care sensitive conditions; Health insurance; Primary care; SCHIP

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; UNITED STATES; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INFANT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE, HEALTH; STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 17144364716     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2005.0003     Document Type: Article

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