Could "acculturation" effects be explained by latent health disadvantages among Mexican immigrants?

International Migration Review

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 471-495

  Finch, Brian K ^a   Do, Diem Phuong ^b   Frank, Reanne ^c   Seeman, Teresa ^d  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; HEALTH RISK; IMMIGRANT; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL THEORY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 70149090144     PISSN: 01979183     EISSN: 17477379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2009.00774.x     Document Type: Article

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