From the West Indies to Africa: A universal generational decline in health among blacks in the United States

Social Science Research

Volumn 73, Issue , 2018, Pages 163-174

  Hamilton, Tod G ^a   Green, Tiffany L ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black immigrants; Blacks; Generations; Health; Race; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 85040702828     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2017.12.003     Document Type: Article

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