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Lao Health And Adjustment In Southern New England Three Decades After The Secret War, Patrick F. Clarkin
Lao Health And Adjustment In Southern New England Three Decades After The Secret War, Patrick F. Clarkin
Institute for Asian American Studies Publications
This study explored Lao life histories, health, and social adjustment in the southern New England states of Rhode Island and Connecticut. In addition, it sought to examine whether there was a correlation between war experiences early in life and health in adulthood, a finding reported in previous research on the Hmong, another ethnic group from Laos. Overall, 99 Lao adults born in Laos or Thailand (mean age 43.5 +/- 10.8 years) completed orally administered questionnaires and were measured for blood pressure and various anthropometric markers. Lao in this sample appeared to have higher than average educational back grounds in Laos, …