Characteristics of immigrant Latino men who utilize formal healthcare services: baseline findings from the HoMBReS study

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1177-1185

  Rhodes, Scott D ^a   Hergenrather, Kenneth C ^b   Zometa, Carlos ^c   Lindstrom, Kristen ^d   Montaño, Jaime ^d  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d Chatham Social Health Council   (United States)

Author keywords

Health service utilization; Healthcare; Latinos

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55349098299     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)31476-0     Document Type: Article

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