The implications and impact of race on the health of Hispanic/Latino males

Health Issues in Latino Males: A Social and Structural Approach

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 32-52

  Borrell, Luisa N ^a   Rodríguez, Clara ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Lincoln Center   (United States)

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