A health survey of a colonia located on the west Texas, US/Mexico Border

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 361-369

  Anders, Robert L ^a   Olson, Thomas ^a   Robinson, Kris ^a   Wiebe, John ^a   DiGregorio, Rena ^a   Guillermina, Mina ^a   Albrechtsen, Justin ^a   Bean, Nathaniel H ^a   Ortiz, Melchor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Border; Colonia; Health disparities; Hispanics; Minority; Poor; Underserved

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MEXICO; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ANXIETY; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MEXICO; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956058346     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-008-9186-7     Document Type: Article

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