Health outcomes research on Hispanics/Latinos
- 1 October 1996
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Medical Systems
- Vol. 20 (5) , 235-254
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02257038
Abstract
Outcomes research studies the impact of the health and medical interventions on the health status and quality of life of the population. This paper discusses some of the issues and challenges involved in conducting health and medical outcomes research on the Latino population in the U. S., and also provides some solutions or strategies to overcome some of the most common problems in studying this population.Keywords
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