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Immigration and the health of U.S. black adults

Does country of origin matter

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ID11697690
AuthorsTod G Hamilton (Harvard University), R A Hummer (0000-0003-3058-6383, The University of Texas at Austin)
Year2011
Volume73
Issue10
Pages1551-1560
Publication date2011-08-29
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.07.026
PMID21982630
OpenAlexW2033879770
LanguageEN
Citations received83
References cited38

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