Health care for children and youth in the United States: 2002 Report on trends in access, utilization, quality, and expenditures

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-153

  Simpson, Lisa ^a   Zodet, Marc W ^b   Chevarley, Frances M ^b   Owens, Pamela L ^b   Dougherty, Denise ^b   McCormick, Marie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care utilization; Hospitalization; Insurance; Quality; Trends

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JUVENILE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842530259     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1367/1539-4409(2004)4<131:HCFCAY>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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