Socioeconomic disparities for hearing-impaired children in the united states

Laryngoscope

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 860-866

  Boss, Emily F ^a   Niparko, John K ^a   Gaskin, Darrell J ^b   Levinson, Kimberly L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

healthcare utilization.; Hearing loss in children; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL HEALTH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; POVERTY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHILD; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED CHILDREN; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MEDICAID; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 79953080479     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.21460     Document Type: Article

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