An analysis of the association between parental acculturation and children's medication use

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1152-1161

  Foster, Byron Alexander ^a,c   Read, Debra ^b   Bethell, Christina ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Child health; Health care disparities; Hispanic; Prescription drugs

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG USE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SPAIN; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349745455     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-2746     Document Type: Article

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