Proportional Mortality Ratios among Korean Immigrants to New York City, 1986-1990

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-37

  Stellman, Steven D ^a  

^a AMERICAN HEALTH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Immigrants; Korea; New York City; Proportional mortality; Vital records

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEW YORK CITY;

EID: 0030076368     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.1996.37.1.31     Document Type: Article

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