Factors associated with reverse-migration separation among a cohort of low-income chinese immigrant families in New York City

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 348-359

  Kwong, Kenny ^a   Chung, Henry ^b   Sun, Loretta ^c   Chou, Jolene C ^d   Taylor Shih, Anna ^e  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Charles B Wang Community Health Center   (United States)

^e WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Childcare; Chinese American; Immigrants; Separation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIGRATION; MOTHER; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHINA; DATA COLLECTION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; NEW YORK CITY; PARENTING; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67449107878     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00981380802599174     Document Type: Article

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