Mortality rates among Arab Americans in Michigan

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 236-241

  Dallo, Florence J ^a   Schwartz, Kendra ^b   Ruterbusch, Julie J ^b   Booza, Jason ^b   Williams, David R ^c  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Arab; Mortality rates; Surnames

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENSUSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; MORTALITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84860835871     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-011-9441-1     Document Type: Article

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