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Muslim youth in the U.S. are understudied, yet face major challenges in a post 9/11 world, according to PMH member Taqi Tirmazi.
PMH member Taqi Tirmazi and colleagues find that cognitive status, heritage culture, physical health and locus of control predict depression in U.S. Muslim elders.
Pilot study by PMH members Claudia Diaz-Olavarrieta and Sandra Garcia and others explores behavioral and sociodemographic risk factors in Mexican immigrant men.
Researchers including PMH member Edna Viruell-Fuentes find that Spanish-speaking Latinos in the U.S. may report poorer health due to translation errors.
New study by PMH member Edna Viruell-Fuentes suggests that stress involved in constructing an ethnic identity under stigmatizing conditions is one way living in a racialized society affects the health outcomes of Mexican immigrant women in the U.S.