Immigration, acculturation, and health
Reichman, Jill S.
Immigration, acculturation, and health the Mexican diaspora / [electronic resource] : Jill S. Reichman. - New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2006. - xii, 291 p. - The new Americans . - New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC) .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-288) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
DNLM
Mexican American women--Health and hygiene--New Mexico--Santa Fe County.
Mexican Americans--Medical care--New Mexico--Santa Fe County.
Health attitudes.
Electronic books.
RA448.5.M4 / R45 2006eb
362.1089/6872078956
Immigration, acculturation, and health the Mexican diaspora / [electronic resource] : Jill S. Reichman. - New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2006. - xii, 291 p. - The new Americans . - New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC) .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-288) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
DNLM
Mexican American women--Health and hygiene--New Mexico--Santa Fe County.
Mexican Americans--Medical care--New Mexico--Santa Fe County.
Health attitudes.
Electronic books.
RA448.5.M4 / R45 2006eb
362.1089/6872078956