State legislator gender and other characteristics associated with sponsorship of child health bills

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 295-302

  Davis, Matthew M ^a   Upston, Amy M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Black Caucus; Child health; Law; Legislator; Women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LAW; MALE; MEDICAID; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PREVALENCE; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAX; UNITED STATES; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; LEGAL ASPECT; MULTICENTER STUDY; POLITICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COLORADO; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOUISIANA; MALE; MICHIGAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLITICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 4043060049     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1367/A03-137R.1     Document Type: Article

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