Improvements in access to care for vulnerable children in California between 2001 and 2005

Public Health Reports

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 682-691

  Stevens, Gregory D ^a   Seid, Michael ^b   Tsai, Kai Ya ^a   West Wright, Carmen ^a   Cousineau, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; NEWBORN; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE, HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69249134238     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335490912400510     Document Type: Article

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