Non-english speakers attend gastroenterology clinic appointments at higher rates than english speakers in a vulnerable patient population

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 652-660

  Sewell, Justin L ^a,c   Kushel, Margot B ^a,b   Inadomi, John M ^a,b   Yee Jr , Hal F ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Division of General Internal Medicine   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastroenterology; Healthcare access; Healthcare disparities; Primary language; Subspecialty care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGED; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SAN FRANCISCO; URBAN POPULATION; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 68949096393     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3181855077     Document Type: Article

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