The effects of recent welfare and immigration reforms on immigrants' access to health care

International Migration Review

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 444-463

  Hagan, Jacqueline ^a   Rodriguez, Nestor ^a   Capps, Randy ^b   Kabiri, Nika ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; SERVICE PROVISION; WELFARE REFORM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042163087     PISSN: 01979183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2003.tb00144.x     Document Type: Article

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