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Blanco, Elena Otero García, Laura
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Health & social care in the community
The way in which an infant is breastfed by a migrant woman reflects her bio-psycho-social circumstances and her process of cultural transformation and adaptation to the host country. Exploring facilitating and hindering factors to exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) of immigrant mothers in Spain is essential for the development of guidelines that protect...
Joachim-Célestin, Maud Gamboa-Maldonado, Thelma Dos Santos, Hildemar Montgomery, Susanne B
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Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing
Despite nationwide efforts to address the diabetes epidemic and reduce prevalence disparities, higher rates persist among the poor, especially those with limited literacy. Currently, individuals with abnormal glycemia who have pre-diabetes and diabetes qualify for different programs. However, evidence suggests that, for low-income Hispanic/Latinos,...
Downer, Brian Chou, Lin-Na Snih, Soham Al Barba, Cheyanne Kuo, Yong-Fang Raji, Mukaila Markides, Kyriakos S. Ottenbacher, Kenneth J.
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Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD
Background: Hispanic older adults are a high-risk population for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) but are less likely than non-Hispanic White older adults to have ADRD documented as a cause of death on a death certificate. Objective: To investigate characteristics associated with ADRD as a cause of death among Mexican-American deced...
Lee, Young Ji Boden-Albala, Bernadette Larson, Elaine Wilcox, Adam Bakken, Suzanne
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Journal of medical Internet research
This large-scale community survey identified factors associated with online HISBs among Hispanics that merit closer examination. To enhance online HISBs among Hispanics, health care providers and policy makers need to understand the cultural context of the Hispanic population. Results of this study can provide a foundation for the development of in...
