Cancer and the healthy immigrant effect: a statistical analysis of cancer diagnosis using a linked Census-cancer registry administrative database

Cancer and the healthy immigrant effect: a statistical analysis of cancer diagnosis using a linked Census-cancer registry administrative database

Abstract Background A large volume of research has been published on both the socio economic and demographic determinants of cancer and on the health of immigrants and minority groups. Yet because of data limitations, little research examines differences in the occurrence of cancer incidence between...

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Main Authors: James Ted McDonald, Michael Farnworth, Zikuan Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Immigration
Cancer
Socioeconomic status
Administrative data
Healthy immigrant effect
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4190-2

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