Use of low-value pediatric services among the commercially insured

Pediatrics

Volumn 138, Issue 6, 2016, Pages

  Chua, Kao Ping ^a   Schwartz, Aaron L ^b   Volerman, Anna ^a   Conti, Rena M ^a   Huang, Elbert S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CANCER SCREENING; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH INSURANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG USE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SCREENING TEST; ADOLESCENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; ECONOMICS; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEALTH INSURANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; PEDIATRICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85008373486     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2016-1809     Document Type: Article

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