U.S. Citizen Children of Undocumented Parents: The Link Between State Immigration Policy and the Health of Latino Children

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 913-920

  Vargas, Edward D ^a   Ybarra, Vickie D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Health disparities; Immigrant health; Latino child health; Legal status; Mixed status families

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MIGRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84978645866     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-016-0463-6     Document Type: Article

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