The health of older Mexican Americans in the long run.
OBJECTIVES: We compared risk for several medical illnesses between immigrant and US-born older Mexican Americans to determine the relationship between functional health and years of US residency among immigrants. METHODS: Cross-sectional, multistage probability sample data for 3050 Mexican Americans...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Public Health Vol. 99; no. 10; pp. 1879 - 1886 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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American Public Health Association
Oct2009
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