Social networks and health among rural-urban migrants in China: A channel or a constraint?

Health Promotion International

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 371-380

  Li, Yan ^a   Wu, Shufang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; health care access; rural urban migrants; social networks

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955909223     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daq020     Document Type: Article

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