Physicians cite hurdles ranging from lack of coverage to poor communication in providing high-quality care to Latinos

Health Affairs

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1921-1929

  Bustamante, Arturo Vargas ^a   Chen, Jie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPECIALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862943427     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0344     Document Type: Article

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