Migration and determinants of health: Clinical epidemiological characteristics of migrants in Malta (2010-11)

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 368-374

  Padovese, Valeska ^a   Egidi, Ada Maristella ^a   Fenech, Tanya Melillo ^b   Connor, Marika Podda ^c   Didero, Daniele ^a   Costanzo, Gianfranco ^a   Mirisola, Concetta ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b Elderly and Community Care   (Malta)

^c Department of Primary Health Migrant Health Unit   (Malta)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Malta; Migrants health; Public health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MALTA; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOMALIA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MALTA; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOMALIA; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942303869     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdt111     Document Type: Review

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