Risk of disability pension in first and second generation immigrants: the role of age and region of birth in a prospective population-based study from Sweden

Abstract Background In several countries, immigrants have higher disability pension (DP) rates than natives. Reasons for this are poorly understood. The aim of this study was to investigate if the risk of diagnosis-specific DP differed in first, second, and second/intermediate generation immigrants...

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Main Authors: D. Di Thiene, M. Helgesson, K. Alexanderson, G. La Torre, J. Tiihonen, E. Mittendorfer-Rutz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4944-x