Why do Hispanics in the USA report poor health?

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Published in Soc Sci Med on June 14, 2007

Authors

Sharon Bzostek1, Noreen Goldman, Anne Pebley

Author Affiliations

1: Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA. sbzostek@princeton.edu

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