Using the revised Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican Americans (ARSMA-II) with older adults

Hispanic Health Care International

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 14-22

  Jimenez, Daniel E ^a   Gray, Heather L ^b   Cucciare, Michael ^c   Kumbhani, Sheba ^d   Gallagher Thompson, Dolores ^c  

^a CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^b ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Caregiving; Ethnicity; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVISED ACCULTURATION RATING SCALE FOR MEXICAN AMERICAN II;

EID: 77949363800     PISSN: 15404153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/1540-4153.8.1.14     Document Type: Article

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