The Roles of Contemporary Mexican American Women in Domestic Health Work

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 95-103

  Mendelson, Cindy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic health work; Mexican American women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ADULT; CAREGIVER; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HISPANIC; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; WORK;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOME NURSING; HOUSEKEEPING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; JOB DESCRIPTION; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW MEXICO; PARENTING; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 0037358724     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1446.2003.20203.x     Document Type: Article

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