Health Disparities and the Primary Care Medical Home: Could It Be That Simple?

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 203-205

  Homer, Charles J ^a  

^a National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COST CONTROL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MEDICAID; MINORITY GROUP; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK REDUCTION; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MEDICAID; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650076756     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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