"They Treat us Like Pests:" Undocumented Immigrant Experiences Obtaining Health Care in the Wake of a "Crackdown" Ordinance

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 771-788

  Cleaveland, Carol ^a   Ihara, Emily S ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

health disparities; immigration; Latinos; undocumented immigrants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867274307     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10911359.2012.704781     Document Type: Article

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