Crossing the border for health care: Access and primary care characteristics for young children of Latino farm workers along the US-Mexico border

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 121-130

  Seid, Michael ^a   Castañeda, Donna ^b   Mize, Ronald ^c,d   Zivkovic, Mirjana ^a   Varni, James W ^e  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d University of St Francis   (United States)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Farm workers; Latino; Primary care characteristics; Vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEXICO; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037956942     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1367/1539-4409(2003)003<0121:CTBFHC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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