Session 148:
Paradox of Better Health and Lower Mortality among Immigrants
Chair: Kyriakos S. Markides, University of Texas Medical Branch
Discussant: Karl Eschbach, University of Texas Medical Branch
The Latino Health Paradox: A Cross-Generational Comparison Steven Alvarado, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Race and Hispanic Origin Reporting on Death Certificates in the United States: Status and Effects Elizabeth Arias, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), CDC ; William S. Schauman, U.S. Census Bureau ; Paul Sorlie, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, NIH
Infant Mortality and the Hispanic Paradox: A Meta-Analysis Jamie Chatman, Rice University ; Katharine M. Donato, Vanderbilt University ; Rudy Guerra, Rice University
Migration and the Risk Transition: The Influence of Time on Health of Migrant Communities in Belgium Patrick Deboosere, Vrije Universiteit Brussel ; Sylvie Gadeyne, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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