| Description |
xiv, 317 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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Critical issues in health and medicine. |
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Critical issues in health and medicine.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Demographic transformations, structural contexts, and transitions to adulthood / Rubén G. Rumbaut -- The implications and impact of race on the health of Hispanic/Latino males / Luisa N. Borrell and Clara Rodríguez -- Improvements in Latino health data / Olivia Carter-Pokras and Alexander H. Fischer -- Latino boys : the early years / Marilyn Aguirre-Molina and Gabriela Betancourt -- The sexual and reproductive health of young Latino males living in the United States / M. Antonia Biggs ... [et al.] -- Alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs / Andres Gil and William Vega -- The causes and consequences of poor health among Latino Vietnam veterans : parallels for Latino veterans of the war in Iraq / Valentine V. Villa, Nancy Harada, and Anh-Luu Huynh-Hohnbaum -- |
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Health of incarcerated Latino men / Sandra P. Arévalo, Laia Bécares, and Hortensia Amaro -- Emergent chronic conditions / Sandra Echeverria and Ana Diez-Roux -- Psychiatric disorders and mental health service use among Latino men in the United States / Antonio Polo and Margarita Alegría -- Social determinants of HIV/AIDS : a focus on discrimination and Latino men who have sex with men / George Ayala -- Health coverage, utilization, and expenditures among Latino men / Russell Homan, Patricia A. Homan, and Olveen Carrasquillo -- Mental health of elderly Latino males / Cynthia Alford and David Espino -- Conclusion: New directions for research, policy, and programs addressing the health of Latino males / William Vega, Luisa N. Borrell, and Marilyn Aguirre-Molina. |
| Subject |
Hispanic American men -- Health and hygiene.
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Minority Health -- United States.
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Health Behavior -- ethnology -- United States.
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Health Status -- United States.
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Healthcare Disparities -- United States.
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Hispanic or Latino -- ethnology -- United States.
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Men's Health -- ethnology -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Aguirre-Molina, Marilyn.
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Borrell, Luisa N.
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Vega, William, 1944-
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| ISBN |
9780813546032 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0813546036 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9780813546049 paperback alkaline paper |
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0813546044 paperback alkaline paper |
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