Self-reported health among Cambodians in Lowell, Massachusetts

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 17, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2006, Pages 133-145

  Koch Weser, Susan ^a   Liang, Sidney L ^b   Grigg Saito, Dorcas C ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Lowell Community Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cambodians; Communication barriers; English proficiency; Ethnic groups; Health status; Health surveys; Refugees

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CAMBODIA; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; POVERTY; REFUGEE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CAMBODIA; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; REFUGEES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745042004     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2006.0076     Document Type: Article

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