African immigrant health

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 333-344

  Venters, Homer ^a   Gany, Francesca ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African; Immigrants

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AFRICAN MEDICINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960110660     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-009-9243-x     Document Type: Review

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