Legal, financial, and ethical ambiguities for Mexican American families: Caring for children with chronic conditions

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 689-702

  Rehm, Roberta S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambiguity; Chronic condition, child immigrant; Ethical; Hispanic; Legal; Mexican American; Undocumented immigrant

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ETHICS; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WELFARE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; ECONOMICS; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MIGRATION; NURSING; RELIGION; UNITED STATES;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED CHILDREN; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEXICAN AMERICANS; RELIGION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037607236     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732303013005007     Document Type: Article

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