Time since immigration and health services utilization of Korean-American older adults living in Los Angeles County

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1946-1950

  Sohn, Linda ^a   Harada, Nancy D ^a,b  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health services; Healthcare utilization; Korean American; Minority; Older persons

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; KOREA; MINORITY GROUP; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; AGED; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; MALE; MIGRATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; KOREA; LINEAR MODELS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 16544389600     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52524.x     Document Type: Article

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