The Effect of Age at Migration on Cardiovascular Mortality Among Elderly Mexican Immigrants

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 8-14

  Colón López, Vivian ^a   Haan, Mary N ^b   Aiello, Allison E ^b   Ghosh, Debashis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular mortality; Elderly; Mexican; Migration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION AGE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SEX;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HUMANS; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 57049150145     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2008.08.010     Document Type: Article

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