Predictors of preventive health care use among middle-aged and older adults in Mexico: The role of religion

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 221-234

  Benjamins, Maureen R ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Mexico; Older adults; Preventive health services; Religion

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RELIGION; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RELIGION AND MEDICINE;

EID: 34047174951     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10823-007-9036-4     Document Type: Article

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