A comparison of three indicators for identifying mexican Americans in epidemiologic research: Methodological findings from the san antonio heart study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 1986, Pages 96-112

  Hazuda, Helen P ^a   Comeaux, Paul J ^a   Stern, Michael P ^a   Haffner, Steven M ^a   Eifler, Clayton W ^b   Rosenthal, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic groups; Hispanic Americans; Methods

Indexed keywords

INDICATOR;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TEXAS;

EID: 0022647313     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114228     Document Type: Article

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