Prevalence of torture survivors among foreign-born patients presenting to an urban ambulatory care practice

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 764-768

  Crosby, Sondra S ^a,b   Norredam, Marie ^c   Paasche Orlow, Michael K ^a   Piwowarczyk, Linda ^a,b   Heeren, Tim ^d   Grodin, Michael A ^a,b,d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Prevalence; Torture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOREIGN STUDENT; FOREIGN WORKER; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCREENING; SELF REPORT; SURVIVAL; TORTURE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; BOSTON; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; TORTURE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33745660566     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00488.x     Document Type: Article

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