The relationship among child weight status, psychosocial functioning, and pediatric health care expenditures in a medicaid population

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 883-891

  Janicke, David M ^a   Harman, Jeffrey S ^a   Jamoom, Eric W ^a   Simon, Stacey L ^a   Zhang, Jianyi ^b   Dumont Driscoll, Marilyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

children; expenditures; medicaid; obesity; psychosocial functioning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAID; OBESITY; PARENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; OBESITY; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956020707     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsp122     Document Type: Article

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