The self-reported health of legal and illegal/irregular immigrants in the Czech Republic

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 401-411

  Pikhart, Hynek ^a   Drbohlav, Dusan ^b   Dzurova, Dagmar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Czech Republic; Illegal irregular and legal immigrants; Post Soviets; Self rated health; Vietnamese

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CZECH REPUBLIC; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; RISK; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; UKRAINE; VIET NAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CZECH REPUBLIC; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RUSSIA; SELF REPORT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CLASS; UKRAINE; VIETNAM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958071191     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-010-0156-1     Document Type: Article

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