Cardiovascular disease behavioral risk factors among Latinos by citizenship and documentation status

• Main Authors: Alexander N. Ortega (Author), Jessie Kemmick Pintor (Author), Brent A. Langellier (Author), Arturo Vargas Bustamante (Author), Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young (Author), Michael L. Prelip (Author), Cinthya K. Alberto (Author), Steven P. Wallace (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Studies have observed that recent Latino immigrants tend to have a physical health advantage compared to immigrants who have been in the US for many years or Latinos who are born in the United States. An explanation of this phenomenon is that recent immigrants have positive healt...