Age-related differences in biomedical and folk beliefs as causes for diabetes and heart disease among mexican origin adults

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 596-601

  Palmquist, Aunchalee E L ^a,b   Wilkinson, Anna V ^c   Sandoval, Juan Miguel ^a,d   Koehly, Laura M ^a  

^a NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ELON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Age differences; Causal beliefs; Folk illness; Mexican origin

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLKLORE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TEXAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865866446     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-011-9522-1     Document Type: Article

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