Comparisons of health care utilization outcomes in children with asthma enrolled in private insurance plans versus medicaid

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 71-79

  Chang, Jongwha ^a   Freed, Gary L ^b   Prosser, Lisa A ^a   Patel, Isha ^b   Erickson, Steven R ^b   Bagozzi, Richard P ^b   Balkrishnan, Rajesh ^b  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Child; Health care utilization; Medication adherence; Private public insurance

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ASTHMA; CHILD; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICAID; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 84890245699     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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