Job-related stress and chronic health conditions among Filipino immigrants

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 551-558

  de Castro, A B ^a   Gee, Gilbert C ^b   Takeuchi, David T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Filipino; Health; Immigration; Job stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FILIPINO; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; JOB ADAPTATION; JOB STRESS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHILIPPINES; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54949090815     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-008-9138-2     Document Type: Article

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