A tale of three paradoxes: The weak socioeconomic gradients in health among hispanic immigrants and their relation to the hispanic health paradox and negative acculturation

Aging, Health, and Longevity in the Mexican-Origin Population

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 95-110

  Riosmena, Fernando ^a   Dennis, Jeff A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-1867-2_8     Document Type: Chapter

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