Effects of the state children's health insurance program on access to dental care and use of dental services

Health Services Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1544-1563

  Wang, Hua ^a   Norton, Edward C ^b   Rozier, R Gary ^b  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental care; Health insurance; Low income children; SCHIP

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34347376525     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2007.00699.x     Document Type: Article

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