Trends in Belgian cause-specific mortality by migrant origin between the 1990s and the 2000s
Abstract Background Belgium has a large migrant community that is increasingly ageing. As migrants may have faced environmental and social exposures before, during and after migration, they may have experienced an accelerated epidemiological transition. Studying mortality differentials between the migrant and native population may therefore allow for a better understanding of the aetiology of diseases. While many studies have assessed migrant mortality, few have looked into the role of gender or the trend over time. Therefore, this study aims to probe into mortality differences between the nat... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2019 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | BMC Public Health, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2019) |
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Schlagwörter: | Belgium / Immigrants / Mortality / Cancer mortality / Inequalities / Socioeconomic position / Public aspects of medicine / RA1-1270 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26500689 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6724-2 |