Examining alternative measures of social disadvantage among Asian Americans: The relevance of economic opportunity, subjective social status, and financial strain for health

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 659-671

  De Castro, A B ^a   Gee, Gilbert C ^b   Takeuchi, David T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Americans; Body mass index; Economic opportunity; Financial strain; Physical health; Smoking; Socioeconomic status; Subjective social status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BODY MASS; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; BODY MASS INDEX; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952053296     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-009-9258-3     Document Type: Article

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