Acculturation in Mexican Immigrants: A Concept Analysis

Journal of Holistic Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 270-278

  Page, Robin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

acculturation; concept analysis; Mexican immigrants

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL FACTOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MIGRATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS;

ACCULTURATION; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HUMANS; MEXICAN AMERICANS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 39049191372     PISSN: 08980101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898010106289839     Document Type: Article

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