Perceived discrimination in health care and use of preventive health services

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1679-1684

  Hausmann, Leslie R M ^a   Jeong, Kwonho ^b   Bost, James E ^c   Ibrahim, Said A ^a,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral risk factor surveillance system; Centers for disease control and prevention; Perceived discrimination; Preventive health

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RACISM; SELF REPORT; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERCEPTION; PREJUDICE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 51649105862     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0730-x     Document Type: Article

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