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1 online resource (335 pages). |
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Critical issues in health and medicine
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Critical issues in health and medicine.
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| Summary |
It is estimated that more than 50 million Latinos live in the United States. This is projected to more than double by 2050. In Health Issues in Latino Males experts from public health, medicine, and sociology examine the issues affecting Latino men's health and recommend policies to overcome inequities and better serve this population. It includes an extensive appendix charting epidemiological data on Latino health. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Health of incarcerated Latino men / Sandra P. Arevalo, Laia Becares, 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. |
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Demographic transformations, structural contexts, and transitions to adulthood / Ruben 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 [and others] -- 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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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
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Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Health behavior -- United States.
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Health behavior. |
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United States. |
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Hispanic American men -- Health and hygiene.
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Hispanic American men. |
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Minorities -- Health -- United States.
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Minorities. |
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Health. |
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Men's Health -- ethnology. |
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Hispanic or Latino -- ethnology. |
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Healthcare Disparities. |
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Health Status. |
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Health Behavior -- ethnology. |
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Minority Health. |
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United States. |
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Electronic books.
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Borrell, Luisa N., editor.
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Vega, William, 1944- editor.
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Williams, David.
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Muñoz-Laboy, Miguel.
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Arévalo, Sandra.
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Amaro, Hortensia.
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Ayala, George.
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Aguirre-Molina, Marilyn.
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Rumbaut, Rubén.
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Rodriguez, Clara.
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Carter-Pokras, Olivia.
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Fischer, Alexander.
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Betancourt, Gabriela.
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Biggs, M.
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Brindis, Claire.
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Santelli, John.
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Ralph, Lauren.
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Gil, Andres.
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Villa, Valentine.
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Harada, Nancy.
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Huynh-Hohnbaum, Anh-Luu Thi, 1974-
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BTcares, Laia.
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Echeverria, Sandra.
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Diez-Roux, Ana.
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Polo, Antonio.
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Alegrfa, Margarita.
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Homan, Russell.
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Homan, Patricia.
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Carrasquillo, Olveen.
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Alford, Cynthia.
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Espino, David.
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Kanamori, Mariano.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Aguirre-Molina, Marilyn. Health Issues in Latino Males : A Social and Structural Approach. Piscataway : Rutgers University Press, ©2010 9780813546032 |
| ISBN |
9780813549767 (electronic book) |
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0813549760 (electronic book) |
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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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128338311X |
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9781283383110 |
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9786613383112 |
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