Neighborhood context and acculturation among Central American immigrants

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 806-809

  Hochhausen, Laila ^a   Perry, Deborah F ^b   Le, Huynh Nhu ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Latinas; Neighborhood

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIGRATION; POPULATION DENSITY; PREGNANCY; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CENTRAL AMERICA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; POPULATION DENSITY; PREGNANCY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952063688     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-008-9201-z     Document Type: Article

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