Self-rated health and health problems of undocumented immigrant women in the Netherlands: A descriptive study

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 409-422

  Schoevers, M A ^a   Van Den Muijsenbergh, M E T C ^a   Lagro Janssen, A L M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Illegal female immigrant; Perceived health; Refugee; Self rated health; Undocumented immigrant; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEGAL ASPECT; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73449127988     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2009.32     Document Type: Article

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