The Perspectives of Six Latino Heritage Groups About Their Health Care

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1347-1354

  Blendon, Robert J ^a   Benson, John M ^a   Gorski, Mary T ^b   Weldon, Kathleen J ^a   Pérez, Debra J ^c,d   Mann, Frederick ^c   Miller, Carolyn E ^c   Ben Porath, Eran N ^e  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION   (United States)

^d Annie E Casey Foundation   (United States)

^e Social Science Research Solutions   (United States)

Author keywords

Latino health; Latino heritage groups; Minority health; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNIC GROUP; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGY; RACISM; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ETHNIC GROUPS; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RACISM;

EID: 84941420308     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-014-0078-8     Document Type: Article

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