| Description |
xii, 291 p. |
| Series |
The new Americans |
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New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-288) and index. |
| Contents |
Mexican immigrants, health care, and acculturation -- Modeling and measuring acculturation -- Methodological considerations, data collection, and analysis -- Sociodemographic profile -- Models of health, models of illness -- Change over time in health prescriptions -- Cognitive models of how people should behave when sick -- Therapeutic options: awareness and usage of complementary and alternative medicine -- Crossing boundaries: geographical, political, and religious -- Diagnosis and treatment efficacy -- Antibiotic usage and rate of acculturation -- Nervios, stress, sadness, depression: the evolution of a mind/body discourse -- Conclusion. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Mexican American women -- Health and hygiene -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe County.
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Mexican Americans -- Medical care -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe County.
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Health attitudes.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1593321325 (alk. paper) |
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9781593321321 |
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