The Consequences of Migration to the United States for Short-Term Changes in the Health of Mexican Immigrants

Demography

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1159-1173

  Goldman, Noreen ^a   Pebley, Anne R ^b   Creighton, Mathew J ^c   Teruel, Graciela M ^d   Rubalcava, Luis N ^e   Chung, Chang ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD IBEROAMERICANA   (Mexico)

^e Centro de Análisis y Medición del Bienestar Social   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Health status; Immigrant; Mexico; Selection; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICAN; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84905054610     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13524-014-0304-y     Document Type: Article

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