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Immigration, barriers to healthcare and transnational ties

A case study of South Korean immigrants in Toronto, Canada

Bibliographic Data

ID4796741
AuthorsLu Wang (0000-0002-9250-3988, Toronto Metropolitan University), Min-Jung Kwak (0000-0003-3188-4059, York University)
Year2015
Volume133
Pages340-348
Publication date2015-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.11.039
PMID25481040
OpenAlexW1995419648
LanguageEN
Citations received28
References cited32

Economic growth · Ethnic group · Geography · Health care · Immigration · Political science · Politics · Transnationalism · Medicine · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Migration, Health and Trauma

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Unique citing works28
Citations per year2.55
Citation span2015 - 2026 (12)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 28

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