"My health has improved because I always have everything I need here...": A qualitative exploration of health improvement and decline among immigrants

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1219-1228

  Dean, Jennifer Asanin ^a   Wilson, Kathi ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Determinants of health change; Health status; Healthy immigrant effect; Immigrants

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; AGING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; IMMIGRANT; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIGRATION; POPULATION DECLINE;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EATING HABIT; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LIFE STRESS; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIGRATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TOBACCO;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

CANADA;

EID: 77950033831     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.01.009     Document Type: Article

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