Examining the healthy immigrant effect in mid- to later life: Findings from the Canadian Community Health Survey

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  Gee, Ellen M ^a   Kobayashi, Karen M ^b   Prus, Steven G ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Functional health; Healthy immigrant effect; Later life; Mid life; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BIRTH; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LANGUAGE; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; MARRIAGE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CANADA; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 10844274731     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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