Expanding the universe of universal coverage: The population health argument for increasing coverage for immigrants

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 433-436

  Nandi, Arijit ^a   Loue, Sana ^b   Galea, Sandro ^c,d  

^a HARVARD CENTER FOR POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Access to services; Epidemiology; Health insurance; Immigrant; Non citizen; Reform; Undocumented

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFECTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 70449529641     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-009-9267-2     Document Type: Review

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