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Article: Parent-identified barriers to pediatric health care: a process-oriented model.(Child Health Services)
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- Health Services Research
- Article date:
- February 1, 2006
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Children's health care services access, utilization, and outcomes in the U.S. are characterized by disparities across vulnerability factors such as socioeconomic status (SES), race/ethnicity, and language (Newacheck, Hughes, and Stoddard 1996; Smedley et al. 2003). While much research has documented the associations between variables such as insurance status, race/ethnicity, education, and English language ability on health care access and quality, less is known about the processes by which these associations arise. Qualitative, patient-centered research methods hold great promise for expanding our knowledge in this area.
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