The other side of the paradox: The risk of low birth weight among infants of migrant and nonmigrant households within Mexico

International Migration Review

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 746-765

  Frank, Reanne ^a   Hummer, Robert A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; REMITTANCE; WEIGHT;

MEXICO;

EID: 0036764505     PISSN: 01979183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2002.tb00103.x     Document Type: Article

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