Open AccessImmigration and Acculturation-Related Factors and Asthma Morbidity in Latino Children
Author(s) -
Daphne KoinisMitchell,
Amy F. Sato,
Sheryl J. Kopel,
Elizabeth L. McQuaid,
Ronald Seifer,
Robert B. Klein,
Cynthia A. Esteban,
Debra Lobato,
Alexander N. Ortega,
Glorisa Canino,
Gregory K. Fritz
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of pediatric psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.054
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1465-735X
pISSN - 0146-8693
DOI - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsr041
Subject(s) - acculturation , asthma , immigration , stressor , medicine , intervention (counseling) , social support , puerto rican , gerontology , psychology , clinical psychology , demography , psychiatry , social psychology , geography , sociology , archaeology , anthropology
This article presents a summary of findings from asthma studies focusing on immigration and acculturation-related factors. A study examining associations between these processes, family cohesion and social support networks, and asthma morbidity in a sample of Dominican and Puerto Rican caregivers residing in the mainland U.S., is also described.
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