Prevalence of chronic disease and insurance coverage among refugees in the United States

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 933-940

  Yun, Katherine ^a,b   Fuentes Afflick, Elena ^c   Desai, Mayur M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emigration and immigration; Refugee chronic disease; Refugee health insurance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC PAIN; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; REFUGEE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC PAIN; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFUGEES; STROKE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871986612     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-012-9618-2     Document Type: Article

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