The Role of Neighborhoods in the Receipt of Transcranial Doppler Screening among Children with Sickle Cell Disease

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 269-273

  Reeves, Sarah L ^a   Braun, Thomas M ^a   Dombkowski, Kevin J ^a   Fullerton, Heather J ^a   Boulton, Matthew L ^a   Lisabeth, Lynda D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Medicaid; neighborhoods; sickle cell disease; transcranial Doppler screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEIGHBORHOOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL BETA THALASSEMIA; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; ECHOGRAPHY; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 84937965339     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000000266     Document Type: Article

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