Natural experiment evidence on the effect of migration on blood pressure and hypertension

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 655-672

  Gibson, John ^a,d   Stillman, Steven ^b,d,e,f   McKenzie, David ^c,e,f   Rohorua, Halahingano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c WORLD BANK   (United States)

^d MOTU ECONOMIC AND PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^e IZA   (Germany)

^f Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

blood pressure; hypertension; lottery; migration; natural experiment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BUDGET; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIGRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; TONGA;

EID: 84877580954     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.2834     Document Type: Article

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