Testing healthy immigrant effects among late life immigrants in the United States: Using multiple indicators

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 475-506

  Choi, Sunha H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

elderly; healthy immigrant effect; immigrants; mortality; self rated health

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; AGED; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863235171     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264311425596     Document Type: Article

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