Medicaid coverage of newborn circumcision: A health parity right of the poor

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 969-970

  Morris, Brian J ^a   Bailis, Stefan A ^b   Waskett, Jake H ^c   Wiswell, Thomas E ^d   Halperin, Daniel T ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Research and Education Association on Circumcision Health Effects   (United States)

^c Circumcision Independent Reference and Commentary Service   (United Kingdom)

^d Disney Children's Hospital   (United States)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCUMCISION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; MEDICAID; PARITY; PENIS CANCER; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INSURANCE; MALE; NEWBORN; NOTE; UNITED STATES;

CIRCUMCISION, MALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MEDICAID; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67049098846     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.161281     Document Type: Letter

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