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Household migration, social support, and psychosocial health

The perspective from migrant-sending areas

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ID4598764
AuthorsYao Lu (0000-0002-6715-4640, Columbia University, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume74
Issue2
Pages135-142
Publication date2012-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.10.020
PMID22169626
PMCIDPMC3259452
OpenAlexW2085693671
LanguageEN
Citations received68
References cited33

Context (archaeology · Distress · Emigration · Environmental health · Geography · Political science · Population · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Social environment · Social support · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Clinical Psychology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology

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Citations per year4,25
Citation span2010 - 2026 (17)
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