In Hindsight: Urban exposure explains the association between prior migration and current health of older adults in Mexico

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 422-438

  Wheaton, Felicia V ^a   Crimmins, Eileen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

body mass index; chronic disease; migration; sex differences

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; TIME; URBAN POPULATION;

AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TIME FACTORS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; URBAN POPULATION;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876584642     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264312472537     Document Type: Article

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