Assessing health-related quality of life among children with special health care needs in the United States

Children's Health Care

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 311-325

  Chen, Han Yang ^a,b   Cisler, Ron A ^a,b,c  

^a Center for Urban Population Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863119995     PISSN: 02739615     EISSN: 15326888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02739615.2011.617239     Document Type: Article

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