The birth of the african-irish diaspora: Pregnancy and post-natal experiences of African immigrant women in Ireland

International Migration

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 119-142

  Shandy, Dianna J ^a   Power, David V ^b  

^a MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN IMMIGRANT; CITIZENSHIP; DIASPORA; EMIGRATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; PREGNANCY; WOMENS STATUS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 55949111425     PISSN: 00207985     EISSN: 14682435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2435.2008.00491.x     Document Type: Article

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