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Disability And Health Outcomes Of Eastern European Immigrants To The United States, Ina Palii
Disability And Health Outcomes Of Eastern European Immigrants To The United States, Ina Palii
MA Research Paper
Eastern European immigrants are one of the largest groups of immigrants in the United States. However, little is known about their health outcomes after arrival to the US. This study addresses the importance of differentiating Eastern European immigrants as a distinct category of immigrants with health outcomes that may differ from those born in the US, or other immigrants. This study examined the health of Eastern European immigrants in the United States, by focusing on three measures of disability – ambulatory, independent living, and self-care difficulties – and comparing them to US-born Whites and to other immigrants. The study uses …