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

Corlin, Laura.

Woodin, Mark.

Thanikachalam, Mohan.

Lowe, Lydia.

Brugge, Doug.

2014

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Background: Previous work has found that first-generation immigrants to developed nations tend to have better health than individuals born in the host country. We examined the evidence for the healthy immigrant effect and convergence of health status between Chinese immigrants (n = 147) and U.S. born whites (n = 167) participating in the ... read more

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Corlin, Laura, Mark Woodin, Mohan Thanikachalam, Lydia Lowe, and Doug Brugge. "Evidence for the healthy immigrant effect in older Chinese immigrants: a cross-sectional study." BMC Public Health 14, no. 1 (12, 2014): 1-8.