Age-related variation in health service use and associated expenditures among children with autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 924-931

  Cidav, Zuleyha ^a   Lawer, Lindsay ^a   Marcus, Steven C ^b   Mandell, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age variation; Autism; Cost; Economics; Expenditures; Medicaid; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGING; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH SCHOOL; HISPANIC; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE SCHOOL; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; RESPITE CARE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SPEECH THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MEDICAID; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879460808     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1637-2     Document Type: Article

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