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Summary
Children in military families experience health challenges just like children in other families. Using data from administrative databases and surveys from parents, researchers investigated the prevalence of special health care needs among children who receive care through the Military Health System (MHS). Across a range of indices, children with special health care needs had higher rates of service utilization than children without special needs.
Citation
Williams, T. V., Schone, E. M., Archibald, N. D., Thompson, J. W. (2004). A National Assessment of Children With Special Health Care Needs: Prevalence of Special Needs and Use of Health Care Services Among Children in the Military Health System. Pediatrics, 114, 384-393. doi:NULL