Access barriers to health care for Latino children

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 152, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1119-1125

  Flores, Glenn ^a   Abreu, Milagros ^b   Olivar, Mary Anne ^b   Kastner, Beth ^b  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL CARE; MINORITY GROUP; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0031769985     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.152.11.1119     Document Type: Article

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