Causes of death among undocumented migrants in Sweden, 1997-2010

Global Health Action

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Wahlberg, Anna ^a   Källestål, Carina ^a   Lundgren, AnnaCarin ^a   Essén, Birgitta ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cause of death register; Death certificate; Health care access; ICD 10; Irregular migrants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT; MORTALITY; REGISTER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWEDEN;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; REGISTRIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 84925221911     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v7.24464     Document Type: Article

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