Chronic disease and disability among Iraqi populations displaced in Jordan and Syria

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Doocy, Shannon ^a   Sirois, Adam ^a   Tileva, Margarita ^b   Storey, J Douglas ^a   Burnham, Gilbert ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b International Catholic Migration Commission   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Conflict; Disability; Health services; Refugees

Indexed keywords

CROSS SECTION; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; HYPERTENSION; MENTAL HEALTH; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFANT; IRAQ; JORDAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; REFUGEE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; WAR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRAQ; IRAQ WAR, 2003-2011; JORDAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REFUGEES; SEX FACTORS; SYRIA; YOUNG ADULT;

JORDAN; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;

EID: 84874561013     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: 10991751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.2119     Document Type: Article

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