Do health selection effects last? A comparison of morbidity rates for elderly adult immigrants and US-born elderly persons

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 317-339

  Swallen, Karen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Health; Immigrants; Morbidity; Population survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007773793     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006527615599     Document Type: Article

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