Beyond the epidemiological paradox: The health of Mexican-American children at age five

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1072-1088

  Padilla, Yolanda C ^a   Hamilton, Erin R ^a   Hummer, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 70350158772     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: 15406237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2009.00647.x     Document Type: Article

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