Access and quality in child health services: Voltage drops

Health Affairs

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 76-87

  Chung, Paul J ^a   Schuster, Mark A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; REVIEW;

EID: 4744368666     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.23.5.76     Document Type: Review

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