Caida de mollera among children of Mexican migrant workers: Implications for the study of folk illnesses

Medical Anthropology Quarterly

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 241-249

  Baer, Roberta D ^a   Bustillo, Marta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Farmworkers; Folk illnesses; Mexican; Mexican American

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; MOTHER; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FAMILY; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 0032090886     PISSN: 07455194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/maq.1998.12.2.241     Document Type: Article

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