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An evaluation of the healthy immigrant effect with adolescents in Canada: Examinations of gender and length of residence

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The healthy immigrant effect, HIE, is the finding that immigrants initially arrive in the settlement society in the same or better health than their native-born counterparts, yet this advantage is lost as their length of residence increases. This phenomenon has been found among adult populations.

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  • Kwak, Kyunghwa, 2016. "An evaluation of the healthy immigrant effect with adolescents in Canada: Examinations of gender and length of residence," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 157(C), pages 87-95.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:157:y:2016:i:c:p:87-95
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.03.017
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