Health and ill health of asylum seekers in Switzerland: An epidemiological study

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-64

  Bischoff, Alexander ^a   Schneider, Martin ^b   Denhaerynck, Kris ^c   Battegay, Edouard ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c University Hospital Zurich ^*

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Asylum seekers; Health care; Migration; Minorities; Refugees

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILDBIRTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PARASITOSIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; REFUGEE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SKIN DISEASE; SWITZERLAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; REFUGEES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59449108980     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckn113     Document Type: Article

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