Health care of latino children with autism and other developmental disabilities: Quality of provider interaction mediates utilization

American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 304-315

  Parish, Susan ^a   Magana, Sandra ^b   Rose, Roderick ^c   Timberlake, Maria ^a   Swaine, Jamie G ^c  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural competence; Health care access; Health care disparities; Health care quality; Latino children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84865137427     PISSN: 19447515     EISSN: 19447558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1944-7558-117.4.304     Document Type: Article

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