Hispanic health disparities after a flood disaster: Results of a population-based survey of individuals experiencing home site damage in El Paso (Texas, USA)

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 415-426

  Collins, Timothy W ^a   Jimenez, Anthony M ^a   Grineski, Sara E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; El Paso (TX); Flood disaster; Hispanic; Physical and mental health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISASTER; FLOODING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISASTERS; FLOODS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; TEXAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878127412     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-012-9626-2     Document Type: Article

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