Health services utilization by low-income limited english proficient adults

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 207-217

  Graham, Elinor A ^a   Jacobs, Troy A ^a   Kwan Gett, Tao Sheng ^a   Cover, Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Immigrant; Interpreter; Limited English proficiency; Managed care; Medicaid; Refugee

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERPRETER SERVICE; LANGUAGE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAID; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40649125608     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-007-9069-3     Document Type: Article

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