Comparing states on outcomes for children with special health care needs

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2005, Pages

  Blumberg, Stephen J ^a   Bramlett, Matthew D ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Child health; Children with special health care needs; State estimates; Statistical ranking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED CHILDREN; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 21844464342     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-005-3858-x     Document Type: Article

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