Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS 78R0xCAs. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objective. We examined population changes in access to care for children in California during a period of major efforts to improve access to care for children. Methods. We used cross-sectional data on 36,010 children aged 0-19 years from the 2001 and 2005 California Health Interview Survey to assess population changes in access to care. We assessed changes in access by individual risk factors and a composite risk profile. Results. In 2005, a smaller proportion of children were uninsured (8.2% vs. 10.9% in 2001), living in poverty (20.7% vs. 23.2% in 2001), and in families without a high school education (20.8% vs. 23.6% in 2001), all p=4 risk factors) experienced the largest gains in access. For example, children with three and>=4 risk factors had gains in dental visits of 11 and 20 percentage points, respectively (p
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