Uncertain health insurance coverage and unmet children's health care needs

Family Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 121-132

  DeVoe, Jennifer E ^a   Ray, Moira ^a   Krois, Lisa ^b   Carlson, Matthew J ^c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Oregon Health Policy and Research   (United States)

^c PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAID; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; OREGON; POVERTY; STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76649087705     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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