Mental health at the U.S.-Mexico border: A BRFSS glimpse

Hispanic Health Care International

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 109-115

  Olson, Tom ^a   Bader, Julia ^a   Anders, Robert L ^a   Perez, Oriana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Border; BRFSS; Hispanic; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INCOME; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MEXICO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65649088330     PISSN: 15404153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/1540-4153.5.3.109     Document Type: Article

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