Cross-border ties and self-rated health status for young Latino adults in Southern California

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 81, Issue , 2013, Pages 79-86

  Torres, Jacqueline M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross border social ties; Latino immigrant health; Self rated health; U.S.A.

Indexed keywords

CROSS-BORDER RELATIONS; HEALTH STATUS; IMMIGRANT; LATINO PEOPLE; SELF ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874309185     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.12.012     Document Type: Article

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