Income, Language, and Citizenship Status: Factors Affecting the Health Care Access and Utilization of Chinese Americans

Health and Social Work

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 136-145

  Jang, Michael ^a   Lee, Evelyn ^b   Woo, Kent ^c  

^a Four Winds Research Corporation   (United States)

^b Richmond Area Multi Services   (United States)

^c NICOS Chinese Health Coalition   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Chinese American; Demographics; Health care utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PATIENT; POVERTY; SOCIAL WORK; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; CHINA; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; SAN FRANCISCO; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 0032067441     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/23.2.136     Document Type: Article

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