Funding of tribal health programs linked to lower rates of hospitalization for conditions sensitive to ambulatory care

Medical Care

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 88-96

  Korenbrot, Carol ^a,c   Kao, Chi ^b   Crouch, James A ^a  

^a California Rural Indian Health Board   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c California Rural Indian Health Board   (United States)

Author keywords

American indians and alaska natives; Health care coverage; Indian health service; Outcomes; Rural health

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AMBULATORY CARE; CALIFORNIA; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HOSPITAL RECORDS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INUITS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 58449103811     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3181808bce     Document Type: Article

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