Health status in immigrants and native early adolescents in Italy

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 181-187

  Vieno, Alessio ^a   Santinello, Massimo ^a   Lenzi, Michela ^a   Baldassari, Daniela ^b   Mirandola, Massimo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Regional Centre for Health Promotion   (Italy)

Author keywords

Early adolescence; HBSC; Health status; Immigration; WHO

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INTEGRATION; ITALY; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACISM; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 63149129159     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-008-9144-2     Document Type: Article

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