Policy statement - Supplemental security income (SSI) for children and youth with disabilities

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1702-1708

  Murphy, Nancy A ^a   Burke, Robert ^a   Desch, Larry W ^a   Duby, John C ^a   Elias, Ellen Roy ^a   Levy, Susan E ^a   Liptak, Gregory S ^a   McNeal, Douglas ^a   Myers, Scott M ^a   Norwood Jr , Kenneth W ^a   Sagerman, Paul J ^a   Levey, Eric B ^a   Lipkin, Paul H ^a   Wells, Nora ^a   Strickland, Bonnie ^b   Peacock, Georgina ^c   Skipper, Stephanie Mucha ^a  

^a Family Voices ^*

^b Maternal and Child Health Bureau   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Children with disabilities; Children with special health care needs; Disability income; Social Security income; SSI

Indexed keywords

CHILD; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL INSURANCE; SOCIAL SECURITY; SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; HANDICAPPED CHILD; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED CHILDREN; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; HUMANS; MEDICAID; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 71949101592     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-2557     Document Type: Review

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