A profile of children with complex chronic conditions at end of life among medicaid beneficiaries: Implications for health care reform

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1388-1393

  Lindley, Lisa C ^a   Lyon, Maureen E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLEX CHRONIC CONDITION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAID; NEOPLASM; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERMINAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICAID; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887965202     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2013.0099     Document Type: Article

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