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Assimilation and emerging health disparities among new generations of U.S. children

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ID7743802
AuthorsE R Hamilton (0000-0002-1548-5018, University of California, Davis), Jodi Berger Cardoso (0000-0002-0008-1926, The University of Texas at Austin), R A Hummer (0000-0003-3058-6383, The University of Texas at Austin), Yolanda C Padilla (The University of Texas at Austin)
Year2011
Volume25
Pages783-818
Publication date2011-12-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDemographic Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1435-9871 • E-ISSN: 2363-7064
PublisherMax Planck Institute for Demographic Research (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.4054/demres.2011.25.25
OpenAlexW2119356012
LanguageEN
Citations received41
References cited50

This article shows that the prevalence of four common child health conditions increases across generations (from first-generation immigrant children to second-generation U.S.-born children of immigrants to third-and-higher-generation children) within e

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