Private dental and prescription-drug coverage in children: Data from the medical expenditure panel survey

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 442-447

  Chen, Alex Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental insurance; Medical Expenditure Panel Survey; Prescription drug coverage

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE; EDUCATION; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MINORITY GROUP; MOTHER; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; RACE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4844230921     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1367/A04-011R1.1     Document Type: Article

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