Language preference as a predictor of access to and use of healthcare services among hispanics in the United States

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 93-97

  Pearson, William S ^a   Ahluwalia, Indu B ^a   Ford, Earl S ^a   Mokdad, Ali H ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Barriers to care; Disparities; Hispanic; Language

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; AGED; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MIDDLE AGED; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 47549092192     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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