Implications of racial and ethnic relations for health and well-being in new Latino communities: A case study of West Columbia, South Carolina

Latino Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 155-178

  Barrington, Clare ^a   Messias, DeAnne K Hilfinger ^b   Weber, Lynn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

community based research; immigration; intersectionality; Latinos; race and ethnicity; social determinants of health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861706561     PISSN: 14763435     EISSN: 14763443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/lst.2012.5     Document Type: Article

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