Declining health insurance access among US Hispanic workers: Not all jobs are created equal

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-170

  McCollister, Kathryn E ^a   Arheart, Kristopher L ^a   Lee, David J ^a   Fleming, Lora E ^a   Davila, Evelyn P ^a   Leblanc, William C ^a   Christ, Sharon L ^b   Caban Martinez, Alberto J ^a   West, Jonathan P ^a   Clark III, John E ^a   Erard, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health disparities; Health insurance; Healthcare utilization; Hispanic workers; Occupation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75749116359     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20720     Document Type: Article

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