Knowledge of Determinants of Mental Health among Iranian Immigrants of BC, Canada: "A Qualitative Study"

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 100-106

  Jafari, Siavash ^a   Baharlou, Souzan ^b   Mathias, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Medical Council of Iran   (Canada)

Author keywords

Immigration; Iranian migrants; Mental health; Mental illness; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; IRAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; IRAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649237835     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-008-9130-x     Document Type: Article

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