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Table 1 Characteristics of included articles.

From: Effects of insurance status on children's access to specialty care: a systematic review of the literature

Specialty

Number

Percent

   All/Not specific

20

67

   Asthma specialist

6

20

   Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis specialist

1

3

   Cardiology

1

3

   Urology

1

3

   Otolaryngology

1

3

Sample Location

  

   Local/Other

12

40

   State

12

40

   National

6

20

Access Measure

  

   Utilization

17

57

   Referral rate

3

10

   Referral type

1

3

   Satisfaction with availability of specialists

1

3

   Unmet need

5

17

   Time to referral

1

3

   Appointment availability

2

7

Study Population

 

0

   Patients

26

87

   Physicians

3

10

   Both

1

3