State variation in psychotropic medication use by foster care children with autism spectrum disorder

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Rubin, David M ^a,b   Feudtner, Chris ^a,b   Localio, Russell ^b   Mandell, David S ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Foster care; Medicaid; Psychotropic drugs

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67749097671     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-3713     Document Type: Article

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