Association between duration of residence and access to ambulatory care among Caribbean immigrant adolescents

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 964-966

  Sonis, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031748096     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.88.6.964     Document Type: Article

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