Birds of a feather flock together - and fall ill? Migrant homophily and health in Sweden

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 382-399

  Rostila, Mikael ^a  

^a Centre for Health Equity Studies (CHESS)   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Health inequity; Homophily; Migrant; Networks

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOCIOLOGY; SWEDEN;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954706955     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2009.01196.x     Document Type: Article

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