%0 Journal Article
%T The ¡°healthy immigrant¡± effect: does it exist in Europe today?
%A Alexander Domnich
%A Donatella Panatto
%A Roberto Gasparini
%A Daniela Amicizia
%J Italian Journal of Public Health
%D 2012
%I 
%R 10.2427/7532
%X Several studies, carried out mainly in the United States and Canada, have suggested that recent immigrants are generally healthier than native-born populations in spite of the fact that they frequently have a lower socioeconomic status and less access to healthcare services. This ¡°epidemiological paradox¡± has been called the ¡°healthy immigrant¡± effect and is usually attributed to a self-selection process prior to migration, ¡°cultural buffering¡± and official health screening and employability in receiving countries. In this paper, we have evaluated the European scientific research into the existence of the ¡°healthy immigrant¡± effect.
%K Immigration
%K Healthy immigrant effect
%K Europe
%U http://ijphjournal.it/article/view/7532