Population mobility and health: An overview of the relationships between movement and population health

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 171-178

  Gushulak, Brian D ^a   MacPherson, Douglas W ^a,b  

^a Medical Services Branch   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SERVICE; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICINE; MIGRANT WORKER; POPULATION DISPERSION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFUGEE; REVIEW; SCREENING; TRAVEL; TRAVEL MEDICINE;

EID: 3142548724     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7060.2004.18490     Document Type: Review

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