Are immigrant enclaves healthy places to live? The Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 110-120

  Osypuk, Theresa L ^a   Diez Roux, Ana V ^b   Hadley, Craig ^c   Kandula, Namratha R ^d  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese Americans; Health behaviors; Health inequalities; Hispanic Americans; Immigrants; Neighborhood; USA

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CENSUS; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH STATUS; IMMIGRANT; NEIGHBORHOOD; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION SIZE; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCOME; LIPID DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POVERTY; RECREATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WALKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN AMERICANS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHINA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649283709     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.04.010     Document Type: Article

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