title: Health effects of migration: U.S. Chinese in and outside the Chinatown.
abstract: Previous studies on the health effects of migration at the international level have seldom been directed to those concentrated in segregated enclaves.  This study hypothesizes that in spite of the known deviations in certain demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of Chinatown (San Francisco-New York City) residents from the US Chinese population, no consistent relationship seems to exist between these attributes and health risks, as reflected in the mortality levels of the 2 populations.  A convergence in mortality was observed for a noticeable number of causes of deaths, with but a few disease-cause sets of non-convergence with statistical significance.  The study results were interpreted in terms of varying degrees of acculturation experience.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: F B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Locke
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000569:Americas; D002140:California; D002423:Cause of Death; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005006:Ethnicity; D006262:Health; D009026:Mortality; D009518:New York; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012737:Sex Factors; D012922:Social Change; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014481:United States
keywords: Acculturation; Americas; Asians; California; Causes Of Death; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Ethnic Groups; Health; International Migration; Migrants; Migration; Mortality; New York; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Sex Factors; Social Change; Social Development; United States