Immigrant health, socioeconomic factors and residential neighbourhood characteristics: A comparison of multiple ethnic groups in Canada

Applied Geography

Volumn 51, Issue , 2014, Pages 90-98

  Wang, Lu ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Determinants of health; Immigrant health; Logistic regression; Neighbourhood; Socioeconomic factor

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH STATUS; IMMIGRANT; NEIGHBORHOOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

CANADA; CHINA;

EID: 84899696582     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2014.03.010     Document Type: Article

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