Migrant and ethnic health research: Report on the European Public Health Association Conference 2007

Public Health

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 532-534

  Rafnsson, Snorri B ^a   Bhopal, Raj S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EUPHA; Europe; MEHO; Migrant health

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC MINORITY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; COOPERATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIGRATION; MINORITY GROUP; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

DATA COLLECTION; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 41749085050     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2008.02.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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