Achieving the American dream: Facilitators and barriers to health and mental health for latino immigrants

Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 92-110

  Shobe, Marcia A ^a   Coffman, Maren J ^b   Dmochowski, Jacek ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Capital; Depression; Health; Latinos

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60749133179     PISSN: 15433714     EISSN: 15433722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15433710802633601     Document Type: Article

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