The impact of gaps in health insurance coverage on immunization status for young children

Health Services Research

Volumn 43, Issue 5 P1, 2008, Pages 1619-1636

  Blewett, Lynn A ^a   Davidson, Gestur ^b   Bramlett, Matthew D ^c   Rodin, Holly ^d   Messonnier, Mark L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^d Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care access; Immunization; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VACCINATION;

EID: 52149109488     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2008.00864.x     Document Type: Article

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