Pacific Islands Families study: The association of infant health risk indicators and acculturation of Pacific Island mothers living in New Zealand

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 699-724

  Borrows, Jim ^a   Williams, Maynard ^a   Schluter, Philip ^a   Paterson, Janis ^a   Langitoto Helu, S ^b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

acculturation; culture and health; infant health risk; Pacific health

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959328783     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: 15525422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022110362750     Document Type: Article

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