Psychometric Evaluation of the Demographic Index of Cultural Exposure (DICE) in Two Mexican-Origin Community Samples

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 404-420

  Cruz, Rick A ^a   Wilkinson, Anna V ^b   Bondy, Melissa L ^c   Koehly, Laura M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

acculturation; health; immigrant; index; Mexican American

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863663112     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: 15526364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986312449426     Document Type: Article

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