Medicaid and racial disparities in health: The issue of causality. A commentary on Rose et al.

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1271-1273

  Michael Foster, E ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Causal inference; Children with special needs; Medicaid; Race; USA

Indexed keywords

CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAID; NOTE; POVERTY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RACISM;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; DISABLED CHILDREN; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MEDICAID; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950937720     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.12.032     Document Type: Note

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