The state of health care services for mobile poor populations: History, current status, and future challenges

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 421-429

  Kugel, Candace ^a   Zuroweste, Edward L ^a  

^a Migrant Clinicians Network   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HISTORY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MIGRATION; POVERTY; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMPLOYMENT; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; POVERTY; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952897223     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.0.0303     Document Type: Article

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