Integrating social epidemiology into immigrant health research: A cross-national framework

► Immigrant health research needs to address the social determinants of health cross-nationally and along the lifecourse. ► A cross-national framework integrates the sending and receiving context, the migration process, and transnational ties. ► Newer research on socioeconomic patterning of health contextualizes immigrant health in sending and receiving countries. ► Progress in immigrant health research is linked to an improved understanding of cross-national factors.