Defining and measuring acculturation: A systematic review of public health studies with hispanic populations in the united states. A commentary on Thomson and Hoffman-Goetz

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 992-995

  Carter Pokras, Olivia ^a   Bethune, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Emigrants; Health status disparities; Healthcare disparities; Hispanic Americans; Immigrants; Minority health; Review; USA

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; ETHNIC MINORITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; IMMIGRANT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LANGUAGE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69949111107     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.06.042     Document Type: Note

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