Transnationalism and health: A systematic literature review on the use of transnationalism in the study of the health practices and behaviors of migrants

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 183, Issue , 2017, Pages 70-79

  Villa Torres, Laura ^a   González Vázquez, Tonatiuh ^b   Fleming, Paul J ^c   González González, Edgar Leonel ^b   Infante Xibille, César ^b   Chavez, Rebecca ^d   Barrington, Clare ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d A C   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Health behaviors; Health practices; Healthcare; Migrants; Transnationalism

Indexed keywords

BORDER REGION; FUTURE PROSPECT; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; NATIONALISM; RESEARCH WORK;

EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL DEVICE; MIGRANT; PERCEPTION; POLITICS; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSNATIONALISM; TRAVEL; ETHNOLOGY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGY;

HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 85018312924     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.04.048     Document Type: Review

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