Effects of health insurance on perceived quality of care among Latinos in the United States

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2009, Pages

  Perez, Debra ^a   Ang, Alfonso ^b   Vega, William A ^b  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Chronic care; Insurance; Latinos; Quality

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72449190676     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-009-1080-z     Document Type: Article

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