Migration and women's health

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 179-181

  Adanu, Richard M K ^a   Johnson, Timothy R B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Migration; Refugees; War; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MIGRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; REFUGEE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXISM; SEXUAL ABUSE; VIOLENCE; WAR; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 67650269405     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.03.036     Document Type: Article

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