Depression, somatic symptoms, and perceived neighborhood environments among US-Born and Non-US-Born free clinic patients

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 591-596

  Kamimura, Akiko ^a   Christensen, Nancy ^a   Tabler, Jennifer ^a   Prevedel, Jamie A ^a   Ojha, Usha ^a   Solis, Silvia P ^a   Hamilton, Brian J ^a   Ashby, Jeanie ^a   Reel, Justine J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Free clinics; Immigrants; Perceived neighborhood environment; Somatic symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEIGHBORHOOD; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84908308245     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: 15418243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000165     Document Type: Article

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