Health care experiences of U.S. Retirees living in Mexico and Panama: A qualitative study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Sloane, Philip D ^a,b   Cohen, Lauren W ^a   Haac, Bryce E ^a   Zimmerman, Sheryl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical care; Mexico; Migration; Panama; Retirement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PANAMA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RETIREMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PANAMA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETIREMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885341669     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-411     Document Type: Article

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