Asylum grant rates following medical evaluations of maltreatment among political asylum applicants in the United States

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 7-15

  Lustig, Stuart L ^a   Kureshi, Sarah ^b,c   Delucchi, Kevin L ^d   Iacopino, Vincent ^e   Morse, Samantha C ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f PHYSICIANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Global health; Immigration policy; Maltreatment; Political asylum; Refugee health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BURN; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURT; DEMOGRAPHY; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEADACHE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LAWYER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MYALGIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TORTURE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WITNESS;

ADULT; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REFUGEES; SURVIVORS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 37249080265     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-007-9056-8     Document Type: Article

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