Effects of insurance status on children's access to specialty care: A systematic review of the literature

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Skinner, Asheley Cockrell ^a   Mayer, Michelle L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SPECIALTY CARE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICINE; PATIENT; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38849090070     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-7-194     Document Type: Article

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