Evidence for the healthy immigrant effect in older Chinese immigrants: A cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Corlin, Laura ^a,b   Woodin, Mark ^a,c   Thanikachalam, Mohan ^c   Lowe, Lydia ^d   Brugge, Doug ^c  

^a Tufts University   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Chinese Progressive Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese immigrants; Convergence of health status; Healthy immigrant effect

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHOLESTEROL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASTHMA; BLOOD; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUCASIAN; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASTHMA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHINA; CHOLESTEROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84902051570     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-603     Document Type: Article

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