Individual and practice characteristics associated with physician provision of recommended care for children with special health care needs

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 704-711

  Kuo, Dennis Z ^a   Robbins, James M ^a   Burns, Katherine H ^a   Casey, Patrick H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

children with special health care needs; medical home; primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED CHILDREN; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEDICAID; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052527630     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: 19382707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922811398961     Document Type: Article

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