Association of Socioeconomic Status with the Use of Chronic Therapies and Healthcare Utilization in Children with Cystic Fibrosis

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 155, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Schechter, Michael S ^a   McColley, Susanna A ^b   Silva, Stefanie ^c   Haselkorn, Tmirah ^d   Konstan, Michael W ^e   Wagener, Jeffrey S ^f  

^a Division of Pulmonary   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ICON CLINICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^d EpiMetrix Inc   (United States)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; MACROLIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CARE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 71749105530     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.04.059     Document Type: Article

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