Reassessing the Heuristic of the "Healthy Immigrant" in an Era of Turmoil

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Editorial

Jenny S Guadamuz. Am J Public Health. 2025 Oct.

. 2025 Oct;115(10):1554-1556.

doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2025.308217.

¹ Jenny S. Guadamuz is with the School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley.

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