Health care access and utilization among children of single working and nonworking mothers in the United States

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-26

  Clarke, Tainya ^a   Arheart, Kristopher ^a   Muennig, Peter ^a   Fleming, Lora ^a   Caban Martinez, Alberto ^a   Dietz, Noella ^a   Lee, David ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH POLICY; MATERNAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; INSURANCE; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952090038     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HS.41.1.b     Document Type: Article

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