Rural Areas and Children's Health Care Coverage, Use, Expenditures, and Quality: Policy Implications

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 265-267

  Dougherty, Denise ^a   Simpson, Lisa A ^b   McCormick, Marie C ^c  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAID; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; POVERTY; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REGIONALIZATION; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748777997     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ambp.2006.06.005     Document Type: Review

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