Health issues in Latino males a social and structural approach / edited by Marilyn Aguirre-Molina, Luisa Borrell, and William Vega.
| Other author | Aguirre-Molina, Marilyn. |
| Other author | Borrell, Luisa N. |
| Other author | Vega, William. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, |
| Description | xiv, 317 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from UPCC Books Political Science and Policy Studies 2010 Subject Collection |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Critical issues in health and medicine Critical issues in health and medicine. ^A886083 |
| 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 -- |
| Contents | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009040065 |
| ISBN | 9780813546032 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0813546036 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780813546049 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0813546044 (pbk. : alk. paper) |