Orthopedic surgeons are less likely to see children now for fracture care compared with 10 years ago

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 505-507

  Sabatini, Coleen S ^a   Skaggs, Kira F ^b   Kay, Robert M ^b   Skaggs, David L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM FRACTURE; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL PRACTICE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE;

CHILD; FRACTURES, BONE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOS ANGELES; MEDICAID; ORTHOPEDICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857040892     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.08.020     Document Type: Article

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