Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 185-190 , May 2005

A Sampling Bias in Identifying Children in Foster Care Using Medicaid Data

  • David M. Rubin, MD, MSCE

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to David M. Rubin, MD, MSCE, General Pediatrics, 3535 Market, Room 1533, 34th St and Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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  • Susmita Pati, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Pediatric Generalist Research Group (Drs Rubin, Pati, and Alessandrini), Safe Place: The Center for Child Protection and Health (Dr Rubin) of the Division of General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Drs Rubin and Pati); Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Dr Alessandrini), Division of Biostatistics (Luan), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; and Department of Pediatrics (Drs Rubin, Pati, and Alessandrini), Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Drs Pati and Alessandrini), and Leonard Davis Institute at the University of Pennsylvania (Dr Pati), Philadelphia, Pa
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  • Xianqun Luan, MS

      Affiliations

    • From the Pediatric Generalist Research Group (Drs Rubin, Pati, and Alessandrini), Safe Place: The Center for Child Protection and Health (Dr Rubin) of the Division of General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Drs Rubin and Pati); Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Dr Alessandrini), Division of Biostatistics (Luan), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; and Department of Pediatrics (Drs Rubin, Pati, and Alessandrini), Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Drs Pati and Alessandrini), and Leonard Davis Institute at the University of Pennsylvania (Dr Pati), Philadelphia, Pa
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  • Evaline A. Alessandrini, MD, MSCE

      Affiliations

    • From the Pediatric Generalist Research Group (Drs Rubin, Pati, and Alessandrini), Safe Place: The Center for Child Protection and Health (Dr Rubin) of the Division of General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Drs Rubin and Pati); Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Dr Alessandrini), Division of Biostatistics (Luan), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; and Department of Pediatrics (Drs Rubin, Pati, and Alessandrini), Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Drs Pati and Alessandrini), and Leonard Davis Institute at the University of Pennsylvania (Dr Pati), Philadelphia, Pa

Received 22 July 2004 ,Accepted 5 December 2004.

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PII: S1530-1567(05)60199-2

doi: 10.1367/A04-120R.1

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 185-190 , May 2005

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