The Health and Cost Impact of Care Delay and the Experimental Impact of Insurance on Reducing Delays

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Kraft, Aleli D ^a   Quimbo, Stella A ^a   Solon, Orville ^a   Shimkhada, Riti ^b   Florentino, Jhiedon ^a   Peabody, John W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67749114152     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.02.035     Document Type: Article

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