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Peer reviewedBaezconde-Garbanati, Lourdes; Portillo, Carmen J.; Garbanati, James Allen – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1999
Analyzes health indicators for Latinas in rural and urban California. Discusses Latina demographics; causes of death; life expectancy; and profiles for breast cancer, cervical cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and AIDS. Examines Latina risk factors: poverty, high dropout rates, lack of health insurance, obesity, physical inactivity, low levels of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, At Risk Persons, Diseases, Females
