Experiential Health from an Ageing and Migration Perspective: The Case of Older Finland-Swedes

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 93-99

  Kulla, Gunilla ^a,b   Ekman, Sirkka Liisa ^c   Sarvimäki, Anneli ^a  

^a Age Institute   (Finland)

^b NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Finland Swedes; Health; Migration; Minorities; Older persons

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN;

AGED; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 77649235795     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-008-9133-7     Document Type: Article

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