Immigrants' health in Europe: A cross-classified multilevel approach to examine origin country, destination country, and community effects

International Migration Review

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 101-137

  Huijts, Tim ^a   Kraaykamp, Gerbert ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH SURVEY; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; POLITICAL REPRESSION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; EUROPE; HISTORY; LEGAL ASPECT; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFUGEE; REVIEW;

DEMOGRAPHY; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EUROPE; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFUGEES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EUROPE;

EID: 84858854277     PISSN: 01979183     EISSN: 17477379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2012.00882.x     Document Type: Review

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