Socio-ecological influences on health-care access and navigation among persons of Mexican Descent living on the U.S./Mexico border

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 218-228

  Reininger, Belinda M ^a   Barroso, Cristina S ^a   Mitchell Bennett, Lisa ^a   Chavez, Marge ^a   Fernandez, Maria E ^b   Cantu, Ethel ^a   Smith, Kirk L ^c   Fisher Hoch, Susan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Decision making; Health care; Immigrants; Mexican Americans; Navigation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DECISION MAKING; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSURANCE; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICAN; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY AREAS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TEXAS;

EID: 84896391723     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-012-9714-3     Document Type: Article

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