The impact of acculturation on utilization of HIV prevention services and access to care among an at-risk hispanic population

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 996-1011

  Kinsler, Janni J ^a   Lee, Sung Jae ^b   Sayles, Jennifer N ^a   Newman, Peter A ^c   Diamant, Allison ^a   Cunningham, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access to care; Acculturation; Hepatitis C; HIV

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEPATITIS C; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEPATITIS C; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74349093178     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.0.0204     Document Type: Article

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