Access to pediatric subspecialty care: A population study of pediatric rheumatology inpatients in California

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 998-1005

  Pineda, Noelle ^a   Chamberlain, Lisa J ^a   Chan, Jia ^a   Cidon, Michal J ^a,b   Wise, Paul H ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALTY CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOLOGY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INPATIENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PEDIATRICS; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 80051778036     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.20458     Document Type: Article

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