The effect of poverty and caregiver education on perceived need and access to health services among children with special health care needs

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 323-329

  Porterfield, Shirley L ^a   McBride, Timothy D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEWBORN; PHYSICIAN; POVERTY; PRESCRIPTION; ADULT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; INFANT; INSURANCE; MALE; MEDICINE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED CHILDREN; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POVERTY; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846913934     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.055921     Document Type: Article

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