County-level variation in the prevalence of medicaid-enrolled children with autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1241-1246

  Mandell, David S ^a,c   Morales, Knashawn H ^b   Xie, Ming ^a,c   Polsky, Daniel ^b   Stahmer, Aubyn ^c   Marcus, Steven C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Geographic variation; Medicaid; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; MINORITY GROUP; PEDIATRICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAID; POLICY; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957681628     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-0982-2     Document Type: Article

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