A national and state profile of leading health problems and health care quality for US children: Key insurance disparities and across-state variations

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 11, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2011, Pages

  Bethell, Christina D ^a   Kogan, Michael D ^b   Strickland, Bonnie B ^b   Schor, Edward L ^c   Robertson, Julie ^a   Newacheck, Paul W ^d  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^c Commonwealth Fund ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

children's health insurance; children's health services; chronic conditions in childhood; CSHCN medical home; national survey of children's health (NSCH); quality of care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DENTAL CARE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE, HEALTH; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955933203     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2010.08.011     Document Type: Article

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