The Latino health paradox: Looking at the intersection of sociology and health

Handbook of Medical Sociology, Sixth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 106-123

  Dubowitz, Tamara ^a   Bates, Lisa M ^b   Acevedo Garcia, Dolores ^c  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b School of Public Health   (United States)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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