"Healthy immigrant effect" among individuals experiencing homelessness in Spain?: Foreign-born individuals had higher average age at death in 15-year retrospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Fran Calvo (Author), Ana Guillén (Author), Xavier Carbonell (Author), Rebeca Alfranca (Author), Marta Beranuy (Author), Alícia Parés-Bayerri (Author), Sílvia Font-Mayolas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Individuals experiencing homelessness (IEHs) suffer from severe health inequities. Place of origin is linked to health and mortality of IEHs. In the general population the "healthy immigrant effect" provides a health advantage to foreign-born people. This phenomenon has...