Disparities in children with otitis media: The effect of insurance status

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-77

  Patel, Sundip ^a   Schroeder Jr , James W ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic otitis media; Health care access; Medical insurance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; OTITIS MEDIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; INSURANCE; MALE; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; UNITED STATES;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; OTITIS MEDIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79959588056     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0194599810391428     Document Type: Article

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