Longitudinal changes in access to health care by immigrant status among older adults: The importance of health insurance as a mediator

Gerontologist

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 156-169

  Choi, Sunha ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Elderly; Immigrants; Insurance; Usual source of care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; PATIENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952932927     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnq064     Document Type: Article

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