The mental health status of young Hispanic women residing along the border: A twin cities comparison

Women and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 15-32

  Russell, A Yvonne ^a   Williams, Martha S ^b   Farr, Patricia A ^b   Schwab, A James ^b   Plattsmier, Sue ^b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural care; Hispanic women's health; Maternal and child health; Mental health; Mexican American adolescents; Self concepts; U.S. Mexico border issues

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDER; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; MEXICO; NORMAL HUMAN; REPRODUCTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MEXICO; PREGNANCY; SELF CONCEPT; TEXAS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0032946584     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v28n03_02     Document Type: Article

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