The enigma of higher income immigrants with lower rates of health insurance coverage in the United States

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-9

  Bass, Elizabeth ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Health insurance; Immigrants; Uninsured

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; INCOME; MALE; MEDICARE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31144462793     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-006-6337-6     Document Type: Article

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