Immigration as pathogenic: A systematic review of the health of immigrants to Canada

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2010, Pages

  De Maio, Fernando G ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; HEALTH STATUS; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; IMMIGRATION; RACIAL IDENTITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

CANADA;

EID: 78549240243     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-9-27     Document Type: Article

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