Common diseases in asylum seekers in Montreal: Prevalence and associations with risk factors;Pathologies courantes chez les demandeurs d'asile à Montréal: Prévalance et facteurs de risque associés

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 499-504

  Ouimet, Marie Jo ^a   Munoz, Marie ^a   Narasiah, Lavanya ^a   Rambure, Vanessa ^b   Correa, José A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Asylum seekers; Immigrants; Prevalence; Refugee claimants; Refugees; Screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 58249095522     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403785     Document Type: Review

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