Indian migrant workers in Lebanon and their access to health care

Asian and Pacific Migration Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 127-136

  Gaur, Seema ^a   Saxena, Prem C ^b  

^a Indian Economic Service   (India)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIAN IMMIGRANT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; MIGRANT WORKER;

ASIA; EURASIA; LEBANON; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 3242682210     PISSN: 01171968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/011719680401300107     Document Type: Article

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