The Missing Men: High Risk of Disease in Men of Mexican Origin

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 332-340

  Salinas, Jennifer ^a   McCormick, Joseph B ^a   Rentfro, Anne ^b   Hanis, Craig ^a   Md Hossain, Monir ^a   Fisher Hoch, Susan P ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

access to care; diabetes; health inequality disparity; heath care issues

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHOLESTEROL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959573227     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988310379390     Document Type: Article

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