Patterns of mortality in California Hmong, 1988-2002

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 754-760

  Yang, Richard C ^a   Mills, Paul K ^b   Nasseri, Kiumarss ^c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Public Health Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Causes of death; Deaths; Hmong; Mortality rates

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LAOS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; PARASITOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALIFORNIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LAOS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PARASITIC DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952063809     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-009-9230-2     Document Type: Article

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