Health status of a low-income vulnerable population in a community

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 60-72

  Cashman, Suzanne ^a   Savageau, Judith ^a   McMullen, Maureen ^a   Kinney, Rebecca ^a   Lemay, Celeste ^a   Anthes, Frances ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Family Health Center of Worcester   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health center; Health status; Low income; SF 12; Years of healthy life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 13144298543     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004479-200501000-00008     Document Type: Article

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