Linking improvements in health-related quality of life to reductions in medicaid costs among students who use school-based health centers

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1611-1616

  Wade, Terrance J ^a   Guo, Jeff Jianfel ^b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEDICAID; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; OHIO; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956236471     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.185355     Document Type: Article

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