Managed Care Organization Characteristics and Outpatient Specialty Care Use Among Children With Chronic Illness
- 1 June 2005
- journal article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 115 (6), 1547-1554
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2004-1496
Abstract
Background. Limited information is available about managed care organization (MCO) characteristics that influence outpatient physician specialist use among children with chronic conditions.Keywords
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