Psychological morbidity and quality of life of ethnic minority patients with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

T Luckett, D Goldstein, PN Butow, V Gebski… - The lancet …, 2011 - thelancet.com
Background Ethnic minority is associated with higher cancer incidence and poorer survival
than is being in the majority group. We did a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess …

Language barriers, physician-patient language concordance, and glycemic control among insured Latinos with diabetes: the Diabetes Study of Northern California …

A Fernandez, D Schillinger, EM Warton, N Adler… - Journal of general …, 2011 - Springer
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND A significant proportion of US Latinos with diabetes have
limited English proficiency (LEP). Whether language barriers in health care contribute to …

Estimating the effects of immigration status on mental health care utilizations in the United States

J Chen, A Vargas-Bustamante - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 2011 - Springer
Immigration status is a likely deterrent of mental health care utilization in the United States.
Using the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and National Health Interview survey from …

Resilience in vulnerable and at-risk Latino families

C Mogro-Wilson - Infants & Young Children, 2011 - journals.lww.com
The purpose of this article is to provide information about the strengths of Latino families to
provide a knowledge base for providers in order to utilize the natural resiliency of Latinos in …

[图书][B] Latinos in American society: Families and communities in transition

RE Zambrana - 2011 - books.google.com
It is well known that Latinos in the United States bear a disproportionate burden of low
educational attainment, high residential segregation, and low visibility in the national …

Discharge of infants from NICU to Latino families with limited English proficiency

F Miquel-Verges, PK Donohue, RD Boss - Journal of immigrant and …, 2011 - Springer
Assess the needs of Latino families with limited English proficiency (LEP) whose infant is
discharged from the NICU. Parent interviews at discharge and 1 month later. Thirty-six …

A community based participatory approach to improving health in a Hispanic population

MF Dulin, H Tapp, HA Smith… - Implementation …, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Background The Charlotte-Mecklenburg region has one of the fastest growing
Hispanic communities in the country. This population has experienced disparities in health …

Nativity status and access to care in Canada and the US: factoring in the roles of race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status

LA Lebrun, L Shi - Journal of health care for the poor and underserved, 2011 - muse.jhu.edu
We conducted cross-country comparisons of Canada and the US, and assessed the extent
to which access to care varies by nativity status overall, as well as in conjunction with …

Latino health

JM Ruiz, P Steffen - 2011 - academic.oup.com
Latinos, like other minorities, have a significant health risk factor profile marked by
educational, economic, and disease challenges. Yet, despite these disparities, Latinos …

Preferences for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer information among Mexican, Cuban and Puerto Rican women at risk

GP Quinn, J McIntyre, ST Vadaparampil - Public Health Genomics, 2011 - karger.com
Background: Little is known about the preferences of at-risk Hispanic women to gain
information on hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC). Aims: This study sought to …