Machismo sustains health and illness beliefs of Mexican American men

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 348-350

  Sobralske, Mary ^a  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

culture; health beliefs; illness beliefs; Machismo; Mexican American men

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNOLOGY; GENDER IDENTITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEN; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750102355     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2006.00144.x     Document Type: Article

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