Risk and protective factors in the perceived health of children of immigrants

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-18

  Potocky Tripodi, Miriam ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Health; Immigrants; Refugees

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; MALE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FORECASTING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REFUGEES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 31144450703     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-006-6338-5     Document Type: Article

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