| Description |
xix, 285 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Topics in social psychiatry |
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The Language of science |
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Language of science.
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Topics in social psychiatry.
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| Contents |
A summary of Puerto Rican migration to the United States / Clara E. Rodriguez -- Entremundos : the psychological dialectics of Puerto Rican migration and its implications for health / Iris Zavala-Martinez -- Maternal and child health and health care in Puerto Rico / Pedro J. Santiago-Borrero and Marta Valcarcel -- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in women and children in Puerto Rico / Carmen Zorrilla [and others] -- Demographic and health characteristics of Puerto Rican mothers and their babies / Stephanie J. Ventura -- Characteristics of childbearing Hispanic women in New York City / Sally Ann Lederman and Diana Sierra -- HIV infection and AIDS among women : impact on Hispanic women and children residing in the United States / Barbara W. Kilbourne [and others] -- Physical growth, sexual maturation, and obesity in Puerto Rican children / Reynaldo Martorell [and others] -- The cultural context of adolescent childrearing in three groups of urban minority mothers / Gail A. Wasserman [and others] -- The cognitive, behavioral, and health status of mainland Puerto Rican children in the infant health and development program / Cecelia M. McCarton, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, and James Tonascia -- Distinguishing among proficiency, choice, and attitudes in questions about language for bilinguals / Kenji Hakuta -- Health status and health care access for mainland Puerto Rican children : results from the Hispanic health and nutrition examination survey / Fernando S. Mendoza, Glenn S. Takata, and Reynaldo Martorell -- Effect of comprehensive pediatric care on the health of poor high-risk Puerto Rican and American Black children in New York City / Jack Elinson and Penny Liberatos -- Conclusion : expanding on what is known about the health and development of Puerto Rican mothers and children / Gontran Lamberty and Cynthia Garcia Coll. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Puerto Rican women -- Health and hygiene -- Congresses.
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Puerto Rican children -- Health and hygiene -- United States -- Congresses.
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| Added Author |
Lamberty, Gontran.
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García Coll, Cynthia T.
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| ISBN |
0306446154 |
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