A trajectory model for understanding and assessing health disparities in immigrant/refugee communities

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 576-584

  Edberg, Mark ^a   Cleary, Sean ^a   Vyas, Amita ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health disparities; Health trajectory; Immigrant refugee populations; Longitudinal research methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FORECASTING; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIGRATION; REFUGEE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FORECASTING; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REFUGEES;

EID: 79957456400     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-010-9337-5     Document Type: Article

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