Association of Medical Home Care and Disparities in Emergency Care Utilization Among Children With Special Health Care Needs

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 242-248

  Raphael, Jean L ^a   Zhang, Yiqun ^a   Liu, Hao ^a   Tapia, Carl D ^a   Giardino, Angelo P ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPENDENT VARIABLE; EMERGENCY CARE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT CARE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISABLED CHILDREN; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; ODDS RATIO; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650066976     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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