Chapter
Researching migration and health
Abstract
Research into the health-selectivity of migration, geographic patterns of mobility and their relationship to health and mortality has come a long way since Farr's early observation. This chapter presents the history of this field of research, thereby introducing key contemporary studies examining the relationship between migration and health. It reviews the methodological parameters of this body of work before concluding with speculation as to …
Authors
Darlington-Pollock F; Norman P; Exeter DJ; Shackleton N
Book title
Routledge Handbook of Health Geography
Pagination
pp. 59-66
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
DOI
10.4324/9781315104584-9