The relationship between place of birth and some health characteristics in Ontario;Le lien entre le lieu de naissance et certaines caracteristiques de sante en Ontario

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 337-345

  Pomerleau, Joceline ^a   Østbye, Truls ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY MASS; CANADA; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; OBESITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030681042     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403902     Document Type: Article

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