Struggle as the context of household health work for Mexican American women

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 355-369

  Mendelson, Cindy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MENTAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL WELFARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACCULTURATION; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; NEW MEXICO; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 19944422129     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330590925871     Document Type: Review

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