Usual source of health care among hispanic children the implications of immigration

Medical Care

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 753-760

  Durden, T Elizabeth ^a  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Health services utilization; Hispanics; Immigration; Socioeconomic factors; Sources of health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHILD; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547593654     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e318054688e     Document Type: Article

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