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Health profile of adult special immigrant visa holders arriving from Iraq and Afghanistan to the United States, 2009–2017: A cross-sectional analysis

BACKGROUND: Between 2,000 and 19,000 Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders (SIVH) from Iraq and Afghanistan resettle in the United States annually. Despite the increase in SIV admissions to the US over recent years, little is known about the health conditions in SIV populations. We assessed the burde...

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Autores principales: Kumar, Gayathri S., Wien, Simone S., Phares, Christina R., Slim, Walid, Burke, Heather M., Jentes, Emily S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7219704/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32401775
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003118