Acculturation and acculturation stress: A social-epidemiological approach to Mexican migrant farmworkers' health

International Migration Review

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 236-262

  Finch, Brian Karl ^a   Frank, Reanne ^b   Vega, William A ^c  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; HEALTH STATUS; IMMIGRANT POPULATION;

CALIFORNIA; FRESNO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 5044240525     PISSN: 01979183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2004.tb00195.x     Document Type: Article

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