Defining and measuring acculturation: A systematic review of public health studies with Hispanic populations in the United States

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 983-991

  Thomson, Maria D ^a   Hoffman Goetz, Laurie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Ethnicity; Hispanic; Measurement scales; Public health; Review; USA

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; CULTURAL TRADITION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; LATINO PEOPLE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; RATING SCALE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VALIDITY;

ACCULTURATION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69849089437     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.05.011     Document Type: Article

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