Models of acculturation and health behaviors among Latino immigrants to the US

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-53

  Arcia, E ^a   Skinner, M ^b   Bailey, D ^b   Correa, V ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Health behavior; Immigrants; Mexican American; Puerto Rican; USA

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ETHNICITY; HEALTH STATUS; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LANGUAGE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PUERTO RICO; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034998291     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(00)00310-5     Document Type: Article

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