Gender differences in immigrant health: The case of mexican and middle eastern immigrants

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 99-123

  Read, Jen'nan Ghazal ^a   Reynolds, Megan M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

gender; immigrant; inequality; Mexican; Middle Eastern

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; MIGRATION; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857769030     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: 21506000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022146511431267     Document Type: Article

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