Primary household language and asthma care among latino children

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 766-779

  Claudio, Luz ^a   Stingone, Jeanette A ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Childhood asthma; Language; Latinos

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 70349570420     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.0.0164     Document Type: Article

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