Effects of Nativity, Age at Migration, and Acculturation on Smoking Among Adult Houston Residents of Mexican Descent
Author(s) -
Anna V. Wilkinson,
Margaret R. Spitz,
Sara S. Strom,
Alexander V. Prokhorov,
Carlos H. Bárcenas,
Yumei Cao,
Katherine C. Saunders,
Melissa L. Bondy
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2004.055319
Subject(s) - acculturation , demography , medicine , gerontology , immigration , population , ethnic group , psychological intervention , cohort , young adult , mexican americans , smoking prevalence , geography , archaeology , psychiatry , sociology , anthropology
We investigated differences in smoking behaviors between US-and Mexican-born ever smokers and examined the influence of US culture on smoking initiation.
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