Correlates of Quality of Life in New Migrants to Hong Kong from Mainland China

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 373-391

  Wong, Winky K F ^a   Chou, Kee Lee ^a   Chow, Nelson W S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Depression; Hong Kong; Immigrants; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

IMMIGRANT; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84860546569     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-011-9853-2     Document Type: Article

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