A quantitative analysis of ataque de nervios in Puerto Rico: Further examination of a cultural syndrome

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 313-330

  Febo San Miguel, Vivian E ^a,d,e,f,g   Guarnaccia, Peter J ^b,h,i,j   Shrout, Patrick E ^a,c   Lewis Fernández, Roberto ^d,k,l   Canino, Glorisa J ^a,e,f,l,m   Ramírez, Rafael R ^a,e,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

^f BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h Department of Environmental Sciences   (United States)

ⁱ National Latino and Asian American Study ^*

^j New York University   (Puerto Rico)

^k NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^l HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^m School of Medicine

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Author keywords

Ataques de nervios; Cultural syndrome; Factor analysis; Idiom of distress

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745807259     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: 15526364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986306291441     Document Type: Review

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