Access to care for children with symptoms of sleep disordered breathing

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 76, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1671-1673

  Penn, Edward B ^a,b   French, Adam ^c   Bhushan, Bharat ^a,b   Schroeder, James W ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to medical care; Medical insurance; Obstructive sleep apnea; Public aid insurance; Sleep disordered breathing; Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL CARE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URBAN AREA;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICAID; PRIVATE SECTOR; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867692790     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.08.002     Document Type: Article

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