Selective migration and health in the USA, 1984-93

Population Studies

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 321-334

  Halliday, Timothy ^a   Kimmitt, Michael C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Attrition; Health; Migration; Selection

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH IMPACT; INTERNAL MIGRATION; MOBILITY; PANEL DATA; POPULATION MIGRATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55049085730     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00324720802339806     Document Type: Article

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