Differential mortality risks from violent causes for foreign- and native-born residents of the USA

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 607-620

  Toussaint, Danielle W ^a   Hummer, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Accident; Homicide; Immigrant; Suicide; Violent death

Indexed keywords

MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIOLENCE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033499389     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006318101290     Document Type: Article

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