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Children of Immigrants : Health, Adjustment, and Public Assistance.

Immigrant children and youth are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population, and so their prospects bear heavily on the well-being of the country. Children of Immigrants represents some of the very best and most extensive research efforts to date on the circumstances, health, and development...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hernandez, Donald J.
Otros Autores: Staff, National Research Council
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, 1999.
Colección:Online access: National Academy of Sciences National Academies Press.
Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Matter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • CHAPTER 1 Children of Immigrants: Health, Adjustment, and Public Assistance
  • Socioeconomic and Demographic Risk Factors and Resources Among Children in Immigrant and Native-Born Families: 1910, 1960, and 1990 CHAPTER 2
  • Access to Health Insurance and Health Care for Children in Immigrant Families1 CHAPTER 3
  • CHAPTER 4 The Health and Nutritional Status of Immigrant Hispanic Children: Analyses of the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
  • Immigration and Infant Health: Birth Outcomes of Immigrant and Native-Born Women CHAPTER 5CHAPTER 6 The Health Status and Risk Behaviors of Adolescents in Immigrant Families
  • Educational Profile of 3- to 8-Year-Old Children of Immigrants1 CHAPTER 7
  • Psychological Well-Being and Educational Achievement Among Immigrant Youth1 CHAPTER 8
  • Passages to Adulthood: The Adaptation of Children of Immigrants in Southern California CHAPTER 9
  • Receipt of Public Assistance by Mexican American and Cuban American Children in Native and Immigrant Families1 CHAPTER 10
  • Receipt of Public Assistance by Immigrant Children and Their Families: Evidence from the Survey of Income and Program Participation CHAPTER 11Children in Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Farmworker Families: Findings from the National Agricultural Workers Survey CHAPTER 12
  • Other Reports from the Board on Children, Youth, and Families