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.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 235-254 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Journal of Medical Systems |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1996 |
Keywords
- Health services research
- Health/medical outcomes research
- Hispanic/Latino
- Medical treatment effectiveness
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Information Systems
- Health Informatics
- Health Information Management