Health Care for Children and Youth in the United States: Annual Report on Patterns of Coverage, Utilization, Quality, and Expenditures by a County Level of Urban Influence

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 241-264

  Chevarley, Frances M ^a   Owens, Pamela L ^a   Zodet, Marc W ^a   Simpson, Lisa A ^b   McCormick, Marie C ^c   Dougherty, Denise ^a  

^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

geographic area; health care utilization; hospitalization; insurance; poverty; quality; Urban Influence Codes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HOSPITALIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; POVERTY; PRESCRIPTION; RACE DIFFERENCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 33748865939     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ambp.2006.06.004     Document Type: Article

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