Medical and dental care utilization and expenditures under medicaid and private health insurance

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 456-471

  Ku, Leighton ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental care; Medicaid; Medical expenditures; Medical utilization; Private health insurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; MEDICAID; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE;

ADULT; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICAID; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; PRIVATE SECTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68149181540     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558709334896     Document Type: Article

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