Health disparities and Arab-American elders: Does intergenerational support buffer the inequality-health link?

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 745-758

  Ajrouch, Kristine J ^a  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; ELDERLY POPULATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH STATUS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

SAMBUCUS NIGRA CANADENSIS;

EID: 42449161054     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2007.00534.x     Document Type: Article

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