Prevalence of children with special health care needs in metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas in the United States

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 488-498

  Bramlett, Matthew D ^a   Blumberg, Stephen J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Children with special health care needs; County; Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas; Small area estimates

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 48649089634     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-007-0262-8     Document Type: Article

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