Rural/Urban Differences in Barriers to and Burden of Care for Children With Special Health Care Needs

Date
2007
Journal
Journal of Rural Health
Description
Examines the barriers and difficulties experienced by rural families of children with special healthcare needs in caring for their children. Covers rural-urban differences in types of providers used, reasons for unmet healthcare needs, insurance and financial difficulties encountered, and the family burden of providing the child's medical care.
Center
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Authors
Asheley Cockrell Skinner, Rebecca Slifkin