Contextual effects on health care access among immigrants: Lessons from three ethnic communities in Hawaii

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1261-1271

  Choi, Jin Young ^a  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic community; Hawaii; Health care access; Health care disparity; Health insurance; Immigrants; Policy; Social capital; USA

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH POLICY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; IMMIGRANT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FILIPINO; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCOME; KOREA; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARSHALL ISLANDS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CULTURE; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HAWAII; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; KOREA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MICRONESIA; PHILIPPINES; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349336971     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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