In hindsight: urban exposure explains the association between prior migration and current health of older adults in Mexico.

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Published in J Aging Health on January 24, 2013

Authors

Felicia V Wheaton1, Eileen M Crimmins

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1: Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0191, USA. fwheaton@usc.edu

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