Determinants of usual source of care disparities among African American and caribbean black men: Findings from the national survey of american life

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 157-175

  Hammond, Wizdom Powell ^a   Mohottige, Dinushika ^b   Chantala, Kim ^a   Hastings, Julia F ^c   Neighbors, Harold W ^c   Snowden, Lonnie ^d  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Caribbean; Health care disparities; Men; Men's health; Minority health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; MINORITY HEALTH; NEGRO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CARIBBEAN REGION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951606661     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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