English language proficiency and health-related quality of life among Chinese and Korean immigrant elders

Health and Social Work

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 119-127

  Mui, Ada C ^a   Kang, Suk Young ^b   Kang, Dooyeon ^a   Domanski, Margaret Dietz ^c  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Domanski and Associates LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian immigrant elders; Chinese; Health outcomes; Korean; Language barriers; SF 36

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447269926     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/32.2.119     Document Type: Article

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