The changing health care behaviour of the Hmong refugee population in Sydney

Geographical Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 417-428

  Wang, Jennifer A ^a  

^a Overseas Family College   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Health care; Health service utilisation; Refugees; Women's status

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; MEDICINE; REFUGEE; WOMENS HEALTH;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; NORTH AMERICA; SYDNEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745248663     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2005.00339.x     Document Type: Article

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