State policy environment and delayed or forgone care among children with special health care needs

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 739-746

  Gnanasekaran, Sangeeth K ^a,b,c   Boudreau, Alexy Arauz ^a,b   Soobader, Mah J ^d   Yucel, Recai ^e   Hill, Kristen ^a   Kuhlthau, Karen ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Cambridge Health Alliance ^*  (United States)

^d Statworks   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Children with special health care needs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; THERAPY DELAY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED CHILDREN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICAID; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53549126356     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-007-0296-y     Document Type: Article

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