Psychological distress among immigrants and visible minorities in Canada: A contextual analysis

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 428-441

  Stafford, Mai ^a   Newbold, Bruce K ^b   Ross, Nancy A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

depression; ethnic density; healthy immigrant effect; immigrant health; multi level

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CHILD; DEPRESSION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959456108     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764010365407     Document Type: Article

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