Taking Care of the Puerto Rican Patient: Historical Perspectives, Health Status, and Health Care Access

• Main Authors: Débora H. Silva Díaz (Author), Glenn Garcia (Author), Camille Clare (Author), Julia Su (Author), Erica Friedman (Author), Renee Williams (Author), Juan Vazquez (Author), John Paul Sánchez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Association of American Medical Colleges, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction Hispanics are the largest minority group in the US at 18% of the population, of which Puerto Ricans are the second largest subgroup. Puerto Ricans have poorer health status than other US Hispanic and non-Hispanic populations. Thus, health care providers need to know about and distinguis...