Health disparities and inequalities: a study of migrant workers in Shenzhen, China

Authors :: JM Johnston
Ki Fung Kelvin Lam
Source :: Advances in Intelligent Systems Research.
Publication Year :: 2013
Publisher :: Atlantis Press, 2013.
Abstract: Internal migration has induced a profound shift on social structure across China, but the effects on health for migrants remain scarcely reported. In this study we set out to investigate the disparities in health and the potential healthcare inequalities for migrant workers in Shenzhen.

Subjects :: Inequality
Internal migration
business.industry
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Migrant workers
education
social sciences
Health equity
Geography
Health care
behavior and behavior mechanisms
population characteristics
Healthcare inequalities
Socioeconomics
China
business
geographic locations
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