The use of prescription medications obtained from non-medical sources among immigrant Latinos in the rural southeastern U.S.

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 678-693

  Song, Eun Young ^a   Leichliter, Jami S ^b   Bloom, Frederick R ^b   Vissman, Aaron T ^c   O'Brien, Mary Claire ^a   Rhodes, Scott D ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic minority groups; Latino immigrants; Non medical sources; Prescription medications

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860458742     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2012.0063     Document Type: Article

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