The Hispanic Paradox and older adults' disabilities: Is there a healthy migrant effect?

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1786-1814

  Fuller Thomson, Esme ^a   Nuru Jeter, Amani ^b   Richardson, Dawn ^c   Raza, Ferrah ^a   Minkler, Meredith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Functional limitations; Healthy migrant effect; Hispanic paradox; Immigration; Mexican Americans; Reverse migration; Salmon effect

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CITIZENSHIP; DIET; DISABILITY; HEALTH IMPACT; IMMIGRATION; MORBIDITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CITIZENSHIP; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; CAUCASIAN; DISABLED PERSON; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; MEXICAN AMERICAN; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABLED PERSONS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877626279     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10051786     Document Type: Article

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