The Impact of Health Insurance Gaps on Access to Care Among Children with Asthma in the United States

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-49

  Halterman, Jill S ^a   Montes, Guillermo ^a   Shone, Laura P ^a   Szilagyi, Peter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

access to care; asthma; childhood; insurance gaps; prevention

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICAL INDIGENCY; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38049114850     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ambp.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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