Immigrants and Access to Care: Public Health Must Lead the Way in Changing the Nation's Narrative

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Editorial

Maia Ingram. Am J Public Health. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;110(9):1260-1261.

doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2020.305790.

¹ Maia Ingram is with the Health Promotion Sciences Department, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson.

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Immigration Status and Disparities in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (Visit 2, 2014-2017).
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