Acculturation and changes in the likelihood of pregnancy and feelings about pregnancy among women of Mexican origin

Women and Health

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-64

  Wilson, Ellen K ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Fertility; Hispanic; Mexican; Unintended pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEXICO; MIGRATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEXICO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 46749142881     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v47n01_03     Document Type: Article

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