Developmental services in primary care for low-income children: Clinicians' perceptions of the healthy steps for young children program

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 206-221

  McLearn, Kathryn Taaffe ^a   Strobino, Donna M ^b   Hughart, Nancy ^b   Minkovitz, Cynthia S ^b   Scharfstein, Daniel ^b   Marks, Elisabeth ^a   Guyer, Bernard ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Child development; Low income population; Pediatrics; Preventive health services; Staff attitudes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PEDIATRICS; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 3042526306     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jurban/jth108     Document Type: Article

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