Seeking eye care for children: Perceptions among hispanic immigrant parents

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 215-221

  Frazier, Marcela ^a,b   Garces, Isabel ^c   Scarinci, Isabel ^c   Marsh Tootle, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Eye care; Hispanic immigrant parents; Vision in children

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EYE CARE; EYE DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MALE; MOTIVATION; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFRACTION ERROR; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349228416     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-008-9160-4     Document Type: Article

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