Previous studies on 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 and New York City) residents from the U.S. Chinese population, no consistent relationship seems to exist between these attributes and health risks, as reflected in the mortality levels of the two populations. -from Authors

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