An examination of sociocultural factors associated with health and health care seeking among latina immigrants

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 377-385

  Garcés, Isabel C ^a   Scarinci, Isabel C ^a   Harrison, Lynda ^b  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care seeking; Immigrant; Latina

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH PROMOTION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; KNOWLEDGE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MEXICO; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPIRITUAL CARE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; ALABAMA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33748131693     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-006-9008-8     Document Type: Article

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