The influence of poverty and social support on the perceived health of children born to minority migrant mothers

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 185-200

  Van Hulst, Andraea ^a,b   Séguin, Louise ^a,c   Zunzunegui, Maria Victoria ^a,c   Vélez, Maria P ^a,b   Nikiéma, Béatrice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c IRSPUM   (Canada)

Author keywords

birth cohort; child health; emigration and immigration; poverty; social support

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; EMIGRATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; IMMIGRATION; MINORITY GROUP; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 79958708413     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: 14653419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2011.559536     Document Type: Article

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