Differences in self-rated health by immigrant status and language preference among Arab Americans in the Detroit Metropolitan Area

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2097-2103

  Abdulrahim, Sawsan ^a   Baker, Wayne ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Arab Americans; Immigrant status; Language; Self rated health; USA

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH STATUS; IMMIGRANT; LANGUAGE; METROPOLITAN AREA; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ARAB AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARABS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649295399     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.04.017     Document Type: Article

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