Internal migration and health: Re-examining the healthy migrant phenomenon in China

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1294-1301

  Chen, Juan ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Healthy migrant; Migration; Physical health; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; INTERNAL MIGRATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNAL MIGRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIGRATION; RURAL AREA; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ASPECT; URBAN AREA;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

CHINA;

EID: 79954769429     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.02.016     Document Type: Article

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