Measuring culture: A critical review of acculturation and health in Asian immigrant populations

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-90

  Salant, Talya ^a   Lauderdale, Diane S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Asian immigrants; Health

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; ASIAN IMMIGRANT; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; HEALTH STATUS; IMMIGRANT POPULATION;

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LITERATURE; MENTAL HEALTH; POPULATION RESEARCH;

ACCULTURATION; ASIA; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0037660470     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(02)00300-3     Document Type: Article

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