The migrant mortality advantage: A 70 month follow-up of the Brussels population

European Journal of Population

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 191-218

  Anson, Jon ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Belgium; Hope; Immigration; Mortality; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; MORTALITY RISK;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; BRUSSELS; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 10144254475     PISSN: 01686577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10680-004-0883-1     Document Type: Review

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