Medicaid: Health promotion and disease prevention for school readiness

Health Affairs

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 420-429

  Schor, Edward L ^a   Abrams, Melinda ^b   Shea, Katherine ^b  

^a Commonwealth Fund ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAID; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAID; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947327542     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.26.2.420     Document Type: Article

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