The effect of new insurance coverage on the health status of low-income children in Santa Clara County

Health Services Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 867-889

  Howell, Embry M ^a   Trenholm, Christopher ^b  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Child health; Child health insurance; Immigrant health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; POVERTY;

EID: 33947174272     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2006.00625.x     Document Type: Article

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