The healthy migrant theory: Variations in pregnancy outcomes among US-born migrants

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 491-498

  Wingate, Martha S ^a   Alexander, Greg R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthy migrant; Low birth weight; Mexican American; Preterm birth; Residential mobility; USA

Indexed keywords

IMMIGRANT POPULATION; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MOBILITY; PREGNANCY;

ARTICLE; BIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MIGRATION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EFFECT MODIFIERS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MEXICO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28444481641     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.06.015     Document Type: Article

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