Healthy and unhealthy migrant effect on the mortality of immigrants from wealthy countries residing in Spain

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 265-273

  Regidor, Enrique ^a,b   Astasio, Paloma ^a   Ortega, Paloma ^a   Martínez, David ^a   Calle, M Elisa ^a   De La Fuente, Luis ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Early retirement; Healthy migrant effect; Immigrants; Spain; Unhealthy migrant effect; Wealthy countries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; POPULATION SIZE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 85027943150     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-010-9511-z     Document Type: Article

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