Health care expenditures of immigrants in the United States: A nationally representative analysis

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1431-1438

  Mohanty, Sarita A ^a   Woolhandler, Steffie ^b   Himmelstein, David U ^b   Pati, Susmita ^c   Carrasquillo, Olveen ^d   Bor, David H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 23044500746     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.044602     Document Type: Article

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