Reviewing Chinese immigrant women's health experiences in Englishspeaking Western Countries: A postcolonial feminist analysis

Health Sociology Review

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 15-28

  Lu, Yixi ^a   Racine, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chinese immigrant; Health experiences; Integrative review; Postcolonial feminism; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954152399     PISSN: 14461242     EISSN: 18393551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14461242.2015.1006656     Document Type: Review

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