Parent health beliefs, social determinants of health, and child health services utilization among us school-age children with autism

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 146-157

  Zuckerman, Katharine E ^a   Lindly, Olivia J ^a,b   Sinche, Brianna K ^a   Nicolaidis, Christina ^c,d  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorder; health beliefs; health services; healthcare disparities; social determinants of health.

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84928008240     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: 15367312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000136     Document Type: Article

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