Access to preventive care by immigrant populations

BMC Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Harris, Mark F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Immigrants; Preventive care; Primary care

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH LITERACY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MASS SCREENING; MEXICO; NOTE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; BLOOD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MIGRATION; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHOLESTEROL; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; MASS SCREENING; MEXICO; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861608574     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-10-55     Document Type: Note

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