Negative acculturation and nothing more? cumulative disadvantage and mortality during the immigrant adaptation process among Latinos in the United States

International Migration Review

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 443-478

  Riosmena, Fernando ^a   Everett, Bethany G ^b   Rogers, Richard G ^a   Dennis, Jeff A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; IMMIGRANT; LATINO PEOPLE; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84933053340     PISSN: 01979183     EISSN: 17477379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imre.12102     Document Type: Review

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