Disparities in access to care among asthmatic children in relation to race and socioeconomic status

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 271-279

  Piper, Crystal N ^a   Glover, Saundra ^b   Elder, Keith ^c   Baek, Jong Deuk ^d   Wilkinson, Larrell ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child health; Health services research; Inequalities in health; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEGRO; PATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77958129648     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493510371629     Document Type: Article

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