Medical expenditures among immigrant and nonimmigrant groups in the United States: Findings from the medical expenditures panel survey (2000-2008)

Medical Care

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 233-242

  Tarraf, Wassim ^a   Miranda, Patricia Y ^b   González, Hector M ^a,c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

disparities; health care expenditures; immigrants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONLINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857655091     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e318241e5c2     Document Type: Review

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