Differences in risk factors for children with special health care needs (CSHCN) receiving needed specialty care by socioeconomic status

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Lykens, Kristine A ^a   Fulda, Kimberly G ^b   Bae, Sejong ^c   Singh, Karan P ^c  

^a University of North   (United States)

^b Fort Worth Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; POVERTY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; INCOME; MEDICINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED CHILDREN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; SOCIAL CLASS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69249181609     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-9-48     Document Type: Article

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