Strategies for health education in North American immigrant populations

International Nursing Review

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 482-488

  Zou, P ^a   Parry, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic Disease Risk and Prevention; Cultural Sensitivity; Immigrant Health Education; North America

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH LITERACY; LANGUAGE; METHODOLOGY; MIGRATION; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH LITERACY; LANGUAGE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84868696637     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2012.01021.x     Document Type: Article

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