Open AccessThe Effect of Migration to the United States on Substance Use Disorders Among Returned Mexican Migrants and Families of Migrants
Author(s) -
Guilherme Borges,
María Elena MedinaMora,
Joshua Breslau,
Sergio AguilarGaxiola
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2006.097915
Subject(s) - substance use , mental health , population , alcohol use disorder , demography , substance abuse , psychiatry , cross sectional study , medicine , psychology , gerontology , environmental health , alcohol , sociology , biochemistry , chemistry , pathology
We examined the association between substance use disorders and migration to the United States in a nationally representative sample of the Mexican population.