Understanding the Hispanic paradox

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 496-518

  Franzini, Luisa ^a   Ribble, John C ^a   Keddie, Arlene M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cause of Death; Cultural Characteristics; Hispanic Americans; Mortality; Social Conditions; Socioeconomic Factors

Indexed keywords

AGE; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MORTALITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MORTALITY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035461455     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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