Estimation of asthma incidence among low-income children in Texas: A novel approach using medicaid claims data

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 176, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 744-750

  Wendt, Judy K ^a   Symanski, Elaine ^a   Du, Xianglin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

asthma; child; incidence; Medicaid

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; ASTHMA; CHILD HEALTH; DATA SET; DISEASE INCIDENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH INSURANCE; LOW INCOME POPULATION; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RACE DIFFERENCE; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; MALE; MEDICAID; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867711232     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kws150     Document Type: Article

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