Health Care Seeking Among Mexican American Men

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 129-138

  Sobralske, Mary C ^a  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

health behaviors; health beliefs; health care seeking; Mexican American men

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; GENDER IDENTITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; WASHINGTON;

EID: 33646697135     PISSN: 10436596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043659606286767     Document Type: Article

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