Dental problems and Familismo: social network discussion of oral health issues among adults of Mexican origin living in the Midwest United States.

Conclusions: This paper developed a network-based conceptualization of familismo. We describe the structure of oral health networks, including kin, fictive kin, peers, and health professionals, and examine how networks and acculturation help shape oral health among these Mexican-Americans.
PMID: 28537369 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Community Dental Health - May 27, 2017 Category: Dentistry Tags: Community Dent Health Source Type: research