Assessment of a refined Short Acculturation Scale for Latino preteens in rural Colorado

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 240-253

  Serrano, Elena ^b   Anderson, Jennifer ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acculturation; Assessment; Children; Hispanic; Language; Latino

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038610704     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986303025002006     Document Type: Article

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