@article{ref1,
title="Shorter Stay, Longer Life: Age at Migration and Mortality Among the Older Mexican-Origin Population",
journal="Journal of aging and health",
year="2010",
author="Angel, R. J. and Angel, J. L. and Díaz Venegas, Carlos and Bonazzo, Claude",
volume="22",
number="7",
pages="914-931",
abstract="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 at baseline. Method: We employ the Hispanic Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (H-PESE) to control for mortality-related health and social factors. Results: Our analyses show that the immigrant generation does not represent a homogeneous mortality risk category. Individuals who migrated to the United States in mature adulthood have a considerably lower risk of death than individuals who migrated in childhood or midlife. Chronic conditions or functional capacity do not account for these differences.  Conclusion: Our findings suggest that standard risk pools may differ significantly on the basis of genetic and unmeasured life-course factors. A better understanding of the late-life immigrant mortality advantage has important implications for more effective and targeted social and medical interventions.<p />",
language="",
issn="0898-2643",
doi="10.1177/0898264310376540",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0898264310376540"
}