ERIC Number: EJ651493
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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The Health of Latino Children: Urgent Priorities, Unanswered Questions, and a Research Agenda.
Flores, Glenn; Fuentes-Afflick, Elena; Barbot, Oxiris; Carter-Pokras, Olivia; Claudio, Luz; Lara, Mariaelena; McLaurin, Jennie A.; Patcher, Lee; Gomez, Francisco Ramos; Mendoza, Fernando; Valdez, R. Burciaga; Villarruel, Antonia M.; Zambrana, Ruth E.; Greenberg, Robert; Weitzman, Michael
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), v288 n1 p82-90 Jul 2002
The Latino Consortium of the American Academy of Pediatrics Center for Child Health Research identified the most urgent priorities and answered questions on Latino child health. Discusses research and methodologic issues, disproportionate disease burden and associated risk factors, cultural and linguistic considerations, workforce issues, and health care access and quality. (Contains references.) (SM)
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, At Risk Persons, Child Development, Child Health, Cultural Influences, Hispanic Americans, Minority Group Children
American Medical Association, P.O. Box 10946, Chicago, IL 60610-0946. Tel: 800-262-2350 (Toll-Free); e-mail: ama-subs@ama-assn.org; Web site: http://www.jama.com.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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