State Strategies to Reduce the Number of Uninsured Children

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 151, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Federico, Steven ^a   Tjoeng, Han ^b   Berman, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; IMMIGRANT; LAW; MEDICAID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35348900726     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.08.017     Document Type: Article

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