Socioeconomic Status and Utilization of Health Care Services Among Asthmatic Children
- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Journal of Asthma
- Vol. 39 (7), 625-631
- https://doi.org/10.1081/jas-120014927
Abstract
We evaluated the relation between socioeconomic factors and hospitalization as well as emergency department (ED) visits among asthmatic children who had universal access to health care. Newly diagn...Keywords
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