The Enhanced Self-Reported Health Outcome Observed in Hispanics/Latinos Who are Socially-Assigned as White is Dependent on Nativity

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1803-1810

  Vargas, Edward D ^a   Sanchez, Gabriel R ^b   Kinlock, Ballington L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascribed race; Citizenship; Health disparities; Nativity; Socially assigned race

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANCESTRY GROUP; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGED; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84946473630     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-014-0134-4     Document Type: Article

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