Health insurance and access to care for families with young children in California, 2001-2005: Differences by immigration status

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 273-281

  Stevens, Gregory D ^a   West Wright, Carmen N ^a   Tsai, Kai Ya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Children; Immigrant families; Immigration status; Medicaid; Primary care; SCHIP; Uninsured

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; INSURANCE; MALE; MIGRATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; OFFICE VISITS; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956062679     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-008-9185-8     Document Type: Article

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