Patterns of death in the first and second generation immigrants from selected middle eastern countries in California

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 361-370

  Nasseri, Kiumarss ^a   Moulton, Lawrence H ^b  

^a Public Health Institute   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic groups; Middle East; Migrant studies; Mortality; Proportional odds ratio

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CULTURE; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; MORTALITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79960138693     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-009-9270-7     Document Type: Article

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