Community unemployment and immigrants' health in Montreal

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 485-500

  Zunzunegui, Maria Victoria ^a   Forster, Mathieu ^a   Gauvin, Lise ^a   Raynault, Marie France ^a   Douglas Willms, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Community effects; Health status; Immigrants; Multi level modelling; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; IMMIGRANT; MENTAL HEALTH; RESEARCH; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; QUEBEC; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNEMPLOYMENT;

CANADA; MONTREAL; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 33646849845     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.01.004     Document Type: Article

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