Substitution of formal health care services by Latinos/hispanics in the US-Mexico border region of south Texas

Medical Care

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 885-889

  Pisani, Michael J ^a   Pagán, José A ^b   Lackan, Nuha A ^b   Richardson, Chad ^c  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

formal health care; Hispanics; Latinos; Mexico border; substitution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEXICO; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURCHASING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY AREAS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TEXAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866531169     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e318268ea29     Document Type: Article

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