Access to care for the adolescent anterior cruciate ligament patient with medicaid versus private insurance

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 245-248

  Pierce, Tiffanie R ^a   Mehlman, Charles T ^a   Tamai, Junichi ^a   Skaggs, David L ^b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

anterior cruciate ligament,Medicaid; private insurance

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MEDICAID; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; SPORT INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INDIANA; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; KENTUCKY; MALE; MEDICAID; OHIO; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIVATE SECTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858689671     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: 15392570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e31824abf20     Document Type: Article

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