Migration, Health Status and Utilization of Health Services.
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Migration, health status and utilization of health services.
Evidence concerning the relations of migration to health status and health care utilization is inconclusive. This paper outlines the theoretical positions on these relations and reviews the empirical findings supporting varying positions. The paper also presents the findings of a survey of a probability sample of the U.S. population concerning these issues. The analysis is organized around comp...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sociology of Health and Illness
سال: 1980
ISSN: 0141-9889,1467-9566
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.ep10487787