Mortality and causes of death among asylum seekers in the netherlands, 2002-2005

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 376-383

  Van Oostrum, I E A ^a   Goosen, S ^a,b   Uitenbroek, D G ^c,d   Koppenaal, H ^e   Stronks, K ^b  

^a Netherlands Association for Community Health Services   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Quantitative Skills   (Netherlands)

^d MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Netherlands)

^e Community Health Services for Asylum Seekers Eastern Region ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; ASYLUM SEEKER; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; GENDER; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIGRATORY POPULATION; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFUGEE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ASIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; REFUGEES; YOUNG ADULT;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 79952340216     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.087064     Document Type: Article

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