Dimensions of the local health care environment and use of care by uninsured children in rural and urban areas

Pediatrics

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Gresenz, Carole Roan ^a   Rogowski, Jeannette ^b   Escarce, José J ^a,c  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Market; Safety net; Uninsured; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; OFFICE VISITS; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33645025491     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-0733     Document Type: Article

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