Stress-Associated poor health among adult immigrants with a language barrier in the united states

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 446-452

  Ding, Hongliu ^a   Hargraves, Lee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Emigration and immigration; Health status; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANXIETY; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DEPRESSION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74049087165     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-008-9200-0     Document Type: Article

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