Acculturation, health, stress, and psychological distress among elderly Hispanics

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 149-165

  Tran, Thanh V ^a   Fitzpatrick, Tanya ^b   Berg, William R ^c   Wright Jr , Roosevelt ^d  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAINT JOSEPH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Elderly hispanics; Health; Psychological distress; Stress; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039293078     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00114858     Document Type: Article

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