Sociocultural change and health status among the Seri Indians of Sonora, Mexico

Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 147-172

  Villela, Gilbert J ^b   Palinkas, Lawrence A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b San Diego ^*

Author keywords

Acculturation; Health status; Modernization; Seri Indians; Sociocultural factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CONDITIONS;

EID: 0034304526     PISSN: 01459740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01459740.2000.9966174     Document Type: Article

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