Factors affecting the probability of use of general and medical health and social/community services for mexican americans and non-hispanic whites

Medical Care

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1988, Pages 441-452

  Wells, Kenneth B ^a,b   Golding, Jacqueline M ^a   Hough, Richard L ^c   Audrey Burnam, M ^b   Karno, Marvin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

General health services; Mental health services; Mexican americans; Use of health services; Utilization of; Utilization of services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MEXICO; PROBABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMAN; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MEXICO; PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PROBABILITY; SEX FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; WHITES;

EID: 0024008657     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-198805000-00001     Document Type: Article

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