The immigration experience among elderly Korean immigrants

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 403-410

  Lee, Y M ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly Korean immigrants; Family relationships; Immigration; Stressors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KOREA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FAMILY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; KOREA; MALE; PREJUDICE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249088136     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2007.01098.x     Document Type: Article

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