The rising number of immigrants to the United States and other western countries has been
accompanied by rising interest in the characteristics of immigrants including their mortality …

Recent studies have established that a healthy immigrant effect operates in Canada—
immigrants are generally healthier than Canadian-born persons—but that this effect tends to …

Objectives. This research contributes to the “immigrant health paradox” debate by testing the
hypothesis that older age at migration is associated with the increased risk of poor health in …

Objectives: In this article, we investigate the association between age at migration and
mortality during a 13-year period in a sample of Mexican American immigrants 65 and older …

This article examines subgroup differences in the health status of Hispanic adults in
comparison to non‐Hispanic whites and non‐Hispanic blacks. We pay particular attention to …

Guided by the theories of human capital and acculturation, this study investigated the
association of immigrant status among older people with their physical and mental health …

This study expands on previous research on the healthy immigrant effect (HIE) in Canada by
considering the effects of both immigrant and visible minority status on self-rated health for …

Background The US immigrant population has grown considerably in the last three decades,
from 9.6 million in 1970 to 32.5 million in 2002. However, this unprecedented population rise …

The “Hispanic Paradox” suggests that despite rates of poverty similar to African Americans,
Hispanics have far better health and mortality outcomes, more comparable to non-Hispanic …

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 …