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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 5/2020

01-05-2020 | Concise Research Report

Social Networks Are Associated with Healthcare Utilization Among Taxi and For-Hire Vehicle Drivers: a Latent Class Analysis

Authors: Devika R. Jutagir, PhD, Imran Mujawar, MS, Soo Young Kim, MA, Andrew Rasmussen, PhD, Bharat Narang, MPH, Francesca Gany, MD, MS

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 5/2020

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Taxi and for-hire vehicle (FHV) driving is a growing occupation, with over 185,000 licensed taxi/FHV drivers in New York City (NYC) alone and well over 300,000 in the USA.1, 2 Most licensed NYC drivers have racial/ethnic minority backgrounds and are authorized immigrants.1 Because of their sedentary occupation, poor diet, pollution exposure, discrimination, stressors, and ethnic backgrounds, drivers are at an elevated risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, hypertension, obesity, and diabetes.3 …
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Title
Social Networks Are Associated with Healthcare Utilization Among Taxi and For-Hire Vehicle Drivers: a Latent Class Analysis
Authors
Devika R. Jutagir, PhD
Imran Mujawar, MS
Soo Young Kim, MA
Andrew Rasmussen, PhD
Bharat Narang, MPH
Francesca Gany, MD, MS
Publication date
01-05-2020
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 5/2020
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-05456-y

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