Lack of insurance negatively affects trauma mortality in US children

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1952-1957

  Rosen, Heather ^a,b,c   Saleh, Fady ^a,b,d   Lipsitz, Stuart R ^b   Meara, John G ^a   Rogers Jr , Selwyn O ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Disparities; Insurance; Medicaid; Mortality; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY DELAY;

ADOLESCENT; BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD INSURANCE PLANS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 70350063857     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.12.026     Document Type: Article

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