Impact of a group medical visit program on Latino health-related quality of life

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 94-99

  Geller, Jeffrey S ^a   Orkaby, Ariela ^b   Cleghorn, G Dean ^a  

^a Greater Lawrence Family Health Center   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; group medical visit; health related quality of life; Latino; loneliness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GROUP MEDICAL VISIT; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART DISEASE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; BODY WEIGHT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HEART DISEASES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; PAIN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79952656797     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

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