Does longer life mean better health? Not for native-born mexican americans in the health and retirement survey

The Health of Aging Hispanics: The Mexican-Origin Population

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 85-95

  Hayward, Mark D ^a   Warner, David F ^a   Crimmins, Eileen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 48249110983     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-47208-9_7     Document Type: Chapter

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