Academic medical centers and equity in specialty care access for children

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 304-310

  Bisgaier, Joanna ^a   Polsky, Daniel ^a   Rhodes, Karin V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICAID; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; RISK; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859394684     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.1158     Document Type: Article

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