Access and utilization patterns of school-based health centers at urban and rural elementary and middle schools

Public Health Reports

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 739-750

  Wade, Terrance J ^a   Mansour, Mona E ^b   Guo, Jeff J ^c,d   Huentelman, Tracy ^b   Line, Kristin ^b   Keller, Kathryn N ^e  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^e The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE SCHOOL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 67650083089     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335490812300610     Document Type: Article

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