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Kathryn Pitkin Derose
Researcher at RAND Corporation
Publications - 124
Citations - 4700
Kathryn Pitkin Derose is an academic researcher from RAND Corporation. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Public health. The author has an hindex of 33, co-authored 112 publications receiving 4081 citations. Previous affiliations of Kathryn Pitkin Derose include San Diego State University & University of California, Los Angeles.
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Immigrants And Health Care: Sources Of Vulnerability
TL;DR: It is found that, overall, immigrants have lower rates of health insurance, use less health care, and receive lower quality of care than U.S. populations; however, there are differences among subgroups.
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Limited English Proficiency and Latinos’ Use of Physician Services:
TL;DR: The magnitude of the association between limited English proficiency and number of physician visits was similar to that for having poor health, no health insurance, or no regular source of care.
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Review: immigrants and health care access, quality, and cost.
TL;DR: Immigrants and their children were less likely to have health insurance and a regular source of care and had lower use than the U.S. born and the foreign born or non-English speakers were less satisfied and reported lower ratings and more discrimination.
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Parks and physical activity: why are some parks used more than others?
Deborah A. Cohen,Terry Marsh,Stephanie Williamson,Kathryn Pitkin Derose,Homero Martinez,Claude Messan Setodji,Thomas L. McKenzie +6 more
TL;DR: Having events at the park, including sports competitions and other attractions, appears to be the strongest correlate of park use and community-level physical activity.
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Social capital and health care access: a systematic review.
TL;DR: A systematic review of community-level characteristics such as social capital found a lack of congruence in how social capital was measured and interpreted and a general inconsistency in findings, which made it difficult to draw firm conclusions about the effects of social capital on health care access.