Insurance, acculturation, and health service utilization among Korean-Americans

Journal of Immigrant Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 65-74

  Shin, Hosung ^a   Song, Howin ^b   Kim, Jinsook ^c   Probst, Janice C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Korean Health Educ Info/Res Ctr   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Ambulatory care utilization; Health insurance; Immigrant; Korean Americans

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ASIAN AMERICAN; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; INCOME; INDIVIDUAL BASED POPULATION MODEL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ASIAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; KOREA; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 16344393607     PISSN: 10964045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-005-2638-4     Document Type: Article

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