Addressing the challenges of Latino health research: Participatory approaches in an emergent urban community

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 101, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 908-914

  Martinez, Iveris Luz ^a   Carter Pokras, Olivia ^b   Brown, Pamela Bohrer ^c  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Baltimore Medical Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Health disparities; Health promotion; Latinos; Research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; TRUST; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 70350056341     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)31038-5     Document Type: Article

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