Improved asthma care after enrollment in the State Children's Health Insurance Program in New York

Pediatrics

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 486-496

  Szilagyi, Peter G ^a,c   Dick, Andrew W ^a   Klein, Jonathan D ^a   Shone, Laura P ^a   Zwanziger, Jack ^b   Bajorska, Alina ^a   Yoos, H Lorrie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Health insurance; SCHIP

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEWBORN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INSURANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; NEW YORK; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644866286     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-0340     Document Type: Article

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