Does Medicaid improve utilization of medical and dental services and health outcomes for Medicaid-eligible children in the United States?

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 263-271

  Fisher, Monica A ^a   Mascarenhas, Ana K ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Asthma; Dental caries; Disparities; Medicaid; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAID; PATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; ORAL HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547376074     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2007.00341.x     Document Type: Article

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