Progress in ensuring adequate health insurance for children with special health care needs

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1273-1280

  Honberg, Lynda E ^a,d   Kogan, Michael D ^a   Allen, Deborah ^b   Strickland, Bonnie B ^a   Newacheck, Paul W ^c  

^a HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^b Boston Public Health Commissions   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Parklawn Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Children with special health care needs; Health insurance; National survey of children with special health care needs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350475664     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-0372     Document Type: Article

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