The "Lost boys" of Sudan: Use of health services and functional health outcomes of unaccompanied refugee minors resettled in the U.S

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 389-396

  Geltman, Paul L ^a,b   Grant Knight, Wanda ^c   Ellis, Heidi ^a   Landgraf, Jeanne M ^d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Cambridge Health Alliance ^*  (United States)

^c REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d HealthActCHQ   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional health; Health services; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Refugees; Sudan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COHORT ANALYSIS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REFUGEE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOMATIZATION; SUDAN; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, ORPHANED; COUNSELING; FAMILY; FOSTER HOME CARE; GATEKEEPING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MINORS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUGEES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUDAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48449097356     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-007-9110-6     Document Type: Article

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