Disparities in use of and unmet need for therapeutic and supportive services among school-age children with functional limitations: A comparison across settings

Health Services Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 103-124

  Benedict, Ruth E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Disability; Education versus medical setting; Therapeutic and supportive services

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POVERTY; RACE; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL WORK; SPEECH THERAPY; UNITED STATES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH SERVICE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 33644881415     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2005.00468.x     Document Type: Article

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