Children's receipt of health care services and family health insurance patterns

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 406-413

  DeVoe, Jennifer E ^a   Tillotson, Carrie J ^b   Wallace, Lorraine S ^c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to health care; Health insurance; Health policy; Primary health care; SCHIP

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 70349185446     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1040     Document Type: Article

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