Pathways to health and mental-health service utilization among older Mexicans

International Social Work

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 654-670

  Rogers, Anissa T ^a   Gallegos, Joseph S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Immigrant; Latino medicine; Mental health; Mexican services; Utilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548260958     PISSN: 00208728     EISSN: 14617234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020872807079926     Document Type: Article

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