Migration and health in Canada: Health in the global village

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 183, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Gushulak, Brian D ^a   Pottie, Kevin ^b   Hatcher Roberts, Janet ^c   Torres, Sara ^b   DesMeules, Marie ^d  

^a Migration Health Consultants Inc ^*  (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION   (Switzerland)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DATA BASE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MIGRATION; POPULATION GROWTH; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; QUALITY CONTROL; REFUGEE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

EID: 80052522290     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.090287     Document Type: Review

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