Estimating the effects of immigration status on mental health care utilizations in the United States

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 671-680

  Chen, Jie ^a   Vargas Bustamante, Arturo ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Immigrant; Mental health; Utilizations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OFFICE VISITS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80755128924     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-011-9445-x     Document Type: Article

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