Access to preventive care by immigrant populations

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Many immigrant populations lack access to primary health care. A recently published study on cholesterol screening among immigrant populations in the US found disparities in cholesterol screening in those originating from Mexico, largely due to limited access to...

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Main Author: Harris Mark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-05-01
Series:BMC Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/10/55
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description <p>Abstract</p> <p>Many immigrant populations lack access to primary health care. A recently published study on cholesterol screening among immigrant populations in the US found disparities in cholesterol screening in those originating from Mexico, largely due to limited access to healthcare. This inverse care affects immigrants in many destination countries despite their greater health need.</p> <p>Please see related article: <url>http://www.equityhealthj.com/content/11/1/22</url></p>
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Access to preventive care by immigrant populations
BMC Medicine
Cardiovascular risk
immigrants
preventive care
primary care
title Access to preventive care by immigrant populations
title_full Access to preventive care by immigrant populations
title_fullStr Access to preventive care by immigrant populations
title_full_unstemmed Access to preventive care by immigrant populations
title_short Access to preventive care by immigrant populations
title_sort access to preventive care by immigrant populations
topic Cardiovascular risk
immigrants
preventive care
primary care
url http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/10/55
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