Emergency room use by undocumented Mexican immigrants

Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 33-50

  Akincigil, Ayse ^a   Mayers, Raymond Sanchez ^a   Fulghum, Fontaine H ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency room use; Health care services; Mexicans; Undocumented immigrants

Indexed keywords

EID: 81555204302     PISSN: 01915096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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