Associations Between Housing Instability and Food Insecurity With Health Care Access in Low-Income Children

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 50-57

  Ma, Christine T ^a   Gee, Lauren ^a   Kushel, Margot B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

food insecurity; healthcare access; housing instability; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUNGER; INFANT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; POVERTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38049029718     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ambp.2007.08.004     Document Type: Article

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