Health service utilization among immigrants to the united states

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 795-815

  Akresh, Ilana Redstone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Health service utilization; Immigrants

Indexed keywords

ASIAN IMMIGRANT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; MIGRANT WORKER;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70849083968     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: 15737829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-009-9129-6     Document Type: Article

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