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Review
. 2005 Mar;95(3):379-81.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.058172.

Racial identity among Hispanics: implications for health and well-being

Luisa N Borrell
Review

Racial identity among Hispanics: implications for health and well-being

Luisa N Borrell. Am J Public Health. 2005 Mar.
No abstract available

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Rufina Tinoco, 59, does not have health insurance and would have gone blind from glaucoma had not the Open Door Health Center in Florida found an eye surgeon willing to operate on her for free. (IPNSTOCK/Ed Kashi)
FIGURE 1—
FIGURE 1—
Framework for the effect of racial identity among Hispanics on health and well-being
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