Access to medical care reported by Asians and Pacific Islanders in a West Coast physician group association

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 196-215

  Snyder, Rani E ^a   Cunningham, William ^a   Nakazono, Terry T ^a   Hays, Ron D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIA; ASIAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; ODDS RATIO; PACIFIC ISLANDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034083149     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107755870005700204     Document Type: Article

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