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Download full textBraveman, Paula; And Others – CPS Brief, 1991
To determine whether lack of medical insurance was associated with adverse health outcomes, this study examined hospital data on newborns in California's San Francisco Bay Area. The study also sought to determine which ethnic groups were most at risk. Computerized data on all civilian acute-care hospitalizations in the study area were obtained for…
Descriptors: Child Health, Ethnic Groups, Health Insurance, Health Needs
