The Impact of the Public Insurance Expansions on Children'S use of preventive dental care

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-66

  Liao, Chi Chi ^a   Ganz, Michael Lee ^b,c   Jiang, Hongyu ^c   Chelmow, Theodore ^d  

^a OAAC   (United States)

^b ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Child health services; Dental care; Eligibility determination; Health services accessibility; Health status; Insurance coverage; Medicaid; Medical expenditure panel survey; MEPS; State children health insurance program; Uninsured; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, DENTAL; MALE; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PUBLIC SECTOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 73649119230     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-008-0432-3     Document Type: Article

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