Open AccessThe Effects of Acculturation on Asthma Burden in a Community Sample of Mexican American Schoolchildren
Author(s) -
Molly Martin,
Madeleine U. Shalowitz,
Tod Mijanovich,
Elizabeth Clark-Kauffman,
Elizabeth Perez,
Carolyn A. Berry
Publication year - 2007
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.2006.092239
Subject(s) - acculturation , mexican americans , asthma , medicine , environmental health , sample (material) , demography , gerontology , immigration , ethnic group , geography , political science , sociology , chemistry , archaeology , chromatography , law
We sought to determine whether low acculturation among Mexican American caregivers protects their children against asthma.