The dynamics of health and return migration

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Davies, Anita A ^a   Borland, Rosilyne M ^a   Blake, Carolyn ^a   West, Haley E ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MIGRANT WORKER; MIGRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79959782247     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001046     Document Type: Article

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