Substance Use, Age at Migration, and Length of Residence Among Adult Immigrants in the United States

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 156-164

  Li, Kelin ^a   Wen, Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Age at migration; Binge drinking; Immigrants; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIGRANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; TIME FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880972531     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-013-9887-4     Document Type: Article

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