School-based health centers: Cost-benefit analysis and impact on health care disparities

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1617-1623

  Guo, Jeff J ^a   Wade, Terrance J ^a   Pan, Wel ^b   Keller, Kathryn N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEDICAID; OHIO; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956254166     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.185181     Document Type: Article

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