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Health Service Utilization Among Immigrants to the United States

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  • Ilana Akresh, 2009. "Health Service Utilization Among Immigrants to the United States," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 28(6), pages 795-815, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:poprpr:v:28:y:2009:i:6:p:795-815
    DOI: 10.1007/s11113-009-9129-6
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    8. Margaret Ralston & Xavier Escandell, 2012. "Networks Matter: Male Mexican Migrants’ Use of Hospitals," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 31(3), pages 321-337, June.
    9. Swetha Valluri & Sheila Mammen & Daniel Lass, 2015. "Health Care Use Among Rural, Low-Income Women and Children: Results from a 2-Stage Negative Binomial Model," Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Springer, vol. 36(1), pages 154-164, March.
    10. Theodorou Andreas & Koufioti Georgia & EKounios Athanasios & Dr. Vlachadi Maria, 2023. "A Study of the Factors Affecting Dental Community Health in a Multicultural Immigrant Educational Environment. A Systematic Review of the Recent Scientific Articles," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 7(4), pages 278-297, April.
    11. Finno-Velasquez, Megan, 2013. "The relationship between parent immigration status and concrete support service use among Latinos in child welfare: Findings using the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being (NSCAWII)," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 35(12), pages 2118-2127.
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