Variations in Asian Americans: How neighborhood concordance is associated with health care access and utilization

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 66-68

  Chang, Eva ^a,b   Chan, Kitty S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 84921854845     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302275     Document Type: Article

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