Timeliness of surgical care in children with special health care needs: Delayed palate repair for publicly insured and minority children with cleft palate

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1319-1324

  Abbott, Megan M ^a,b,c   Kokorowski, Paul J ^a,c   Meara, John G ^a,c  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Cleft palate; Disparities; Minority; Public insurance; Timeliness

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; COMORBIDITY; DISABLED CHILDREN; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; MINORITY GROUPS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960468574     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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