The effects of years lived in the United States on the general health status of california's foreign-born populations

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 125-136

  Uretsky, Mathew Cory ^a   Mathiesen, Sally G ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Health status; Immigrant; Migrant health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALIFORNIA; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846047783     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-006-9017-7     Document Type: Article

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