Revisiting the immigrant paradox in reproductive health: The roles of duration of residence and ethnicity

Marcelo L. Urquia, Patricia J. O'Campo and Maureen I. Heaman

Social Science & Medicine, 2012, vol. 74, issue 10, 1610-1621

Abstract: The immigrant paradox refers to the contrasting observations that immigrants usually experience similar or better health outcomes than the native-born population despite socioeconomic disadvantage and barriers to health care use.

Keywords: Immigration; Canada; Health inequalities; Healthy migrant hypothesis; Immigrant paradox; Preterm birth; Postpartum depression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.02.013

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