Access to health care and religion among young American men

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3225-3234

  Gillum, R Frank ^a   Jarrett, Nicole ^b   Obisesan, Thomas O ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NMA Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Blacks; Hispanics; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNICITY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; RACE; RELIGION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICS; TESTIS;

EID: 74549166392     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6123225     Document Type: Article

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