Community demographics and access to health care among US hispanics

Health Services Research

Volumn 44, Issue 5 PART 1, 2009, Pages 1542-1562

  Gresenz, Carole Roan ^a   Rogowski, Jeannette ^b   Escarce, José J ^a,c  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Community; Hispanic; Immigrant; Insurance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69749117544     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2009.00997.x     Document Type: Article

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