Differences in health care access and utilization between adolescents and young adults with asthma

Pediatrics

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 892-901

  Chua, Kao Ping ^a,b   Schuster, Mark A ^b,c   McWilliams, J Michael ^c,d  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Asthma; Health care utilization; Health insurance; Young adult

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LEUKOTRIENE DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENTS; ASTHMA; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877075947     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-2881     Document Type: Article

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