Beyond the reproduction of official accounts: Parental accounts concerning health and the daily life of a california family

Medical Anthropology Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 472-499

  Garro, Linda C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Family; Health; Mexican American; Research methods; United States

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIET; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; DIET; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 78650073128     PISSN: 07455194     EISSN: 15481387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1387.2010.01119.x     Document Type: Article

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