Journal article
Material Hardships and Health Care Utilization Among Low-Income Children with Special Health Care Needs
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Material hardships, defined as difficulty meeting basic needs, are associated with adverse child health outcomes, including suboptimal health care utilization. Children with special health care needs (CSHCN) may be more vulnerable to the effects of hardships. Our objective was to determine associations between material hardships and health care utilization among CSHCN.
METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study surveying …
Authors
Fuller AE; Brown NM; Grado L; Oyeku SO; Gross RS
Journal
Academic Pediatrics, Vol. 19, No. 7, pp. 733–739
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2019
DOI
10.1016/j.acap.2019.01.009
ISSN
1876-2859