Immigration status and use of health services among Latina women in the San Francisco bay area

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1275-1280

  Fuentes Afflick, Elena ^a,b   Hessol, Nancy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CALIFORNIA; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349195059     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.1241     Document Type: Article

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