Social cohesion, social support, and health among Latinos in the United States

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 477-495

  Mulvaney Day, Norah E ^a   Alegría, Margarita ^a   Sribney, William ^b  

^a CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^b Third Way Statistics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Latino; Self rated health; Self rated mental health; Social cohesion; Social support; USA

Indexed keywords

FAMILY STRUCTURE; HEALTH CARE; LATINO PEOPLE; MENTAL HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; COMMUNITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FITNESS; FRIEND; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INCOME; LANGUAGE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845487129     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.08.030     Document Type: Article

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