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The Impact of Salmon Bias on the Hispanic Mortality Advantage: New Evidence from Social Security Data

A great deal of research has focused on factors that may contribute to the Hispanic mortality paradox in the United States. In this paper, we examine the role of the salmon bias hypothesis - the selective return of less-healthy Hispanics to their country of birth - on mortality at ages 65 and above....

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Main Authors: Turra, Cassio M., Elo, Irma T.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2008
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2546603/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19122882
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11113-008-9087-4
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