Healthcare coverage and use among undocumented Central American immigrant women in Houston, Texas

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 204-210

  Montealegre, Jane R ^a,b   Selwyn, Beatrice J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare access and utilization; Hispanic Latino; Respondent driven sampling; Undocumented immigrants

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; CENTRAL AMERICA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CENTRAL AMERICA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TEXAS;

EID: 84896391231     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-012-9754-8     Document Type: Article

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