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- Title
Capitalizing on natural experiments in low- to middle-income countries to explore epigenetic contributions to disease risk in migrant populations.
- Authors
Miranda, J. Jaime; Weinhouse, Caren; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M.; Yan, Lijing L.
- Abstract
The author focuses on significance of natural experiments in low- to middle-income countries to study epigenetic contributions to disease risk in migrant populations. Topics include public health problems caused by migration; differential health outcomes in international migrants; occurrence of cardiovascular disease in migrants; possible role of early life environment in causing differential chronic disease risk in migrant populations.
- Subjects
HEALTH of immigrants; LOW-income countries; FOREIGN workers; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases; PATIENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors; HEALTH
- Publication
Global Health, Epidemiology & Genomics, 2016, Vol 1, p1
- ISSN
2054-4200
- Publication type
Opinion
- DOI
10.1017/gheg.2015.4