Access to specialty health care for rural American Indians in two states

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 269-278

  Baldwin, Laura Mae ^a   Hollow, Walter B ^a   Casey, Susan ^a   Hart, L Gary ^b   Larson, Eric H ^a   Moore, Kelly ^c   Lewis, Ervin ^c   Andrilla, C Holly A ^a   Grossman, David C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MEDICINE; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MONTANA; NEW MEXICO; RURAL POPULATION; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 47249086136     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2008.00168.x     Document Type: Article

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