Characterization of the Hispanic or Latino population in health research: A systematic review

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 429-439

  Aragones, Abraham ^a   Hayes, Susan L ^a,b   Chen, Mei Hsuan ^a   González, Javier ^a   Gany, Francesca M ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Health research; Hispanic population; Population characterization

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84904717459     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-013-9773-0     Document Type: Review

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