Migrant status and risk of compulsory admission at first diagnosis of psychotic disorder: a population-based cohort study in Sweden
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DOI: 10.1017/s0033291720002068
Abstract: Abstract Background Minority ethnic and migrant groups face an elevated risk of compulsory admission for mental illness. There are overlapping cultural, socio-demographic, and structural explanations for this risk that require further investigation. Methods By linking… read more here.
Keywords: migrant; compulsory admission; admission; risk compulsory ... See more keywords
Genomic diversity and differentiation of Alu insertion polymorphisms in a native British and four South Asian migrant populations.
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DOI: 10.1080/03014460.2023.2180091
Abstract: BACKGROUND Alu insertions are bi-allelic and primate-specific, this makes them a useful marker for studying genetic variation, migration patterns, forensic analyses, paternity, and evolutionary heritage, however, specific population studies are limited. AIM The objective of… read more here.
Keywords: south asian; migrant; migrant populations; alu insertion ... See more keywords
Children living with HIV in Europe: do migrants have worse treatment outcomes?
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DOI: 10.1111/hiv.13177
Abstract: OBJECTIVES To assess the effect of migrant status on treatment outcomes among children living with HIV in Europe. METHODS Children aged read more here.
Keywords: migrant; treatment outcomes; children living; living hiv ... See more keywords
Visual impairment in rural and migrant Chinese school-going children: prevalence, severity, correction and associations
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DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2020-317072
Abstract: Purpose To describe changes in the prevalence of visual impairment and glasses ownership with age and as associated with income and population density for visual impairment among rural and urban migrant Chinese students. Design Meta-analysis… read more here.
Keywords: migrant; migrant chinese; glasses ownership; visual impairment ... See more keywords
Understanding the experience in the healthcare system of non-migrant and migrant frequent users of the emergency department in French-speaking Switzerland: a comparative qualitative study
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069272
Abstract: Background Previous research revealed the vulnerability of frequent users of emergency department (FUED) because of concomitant medical, psychological and social issues. Case management (CM) provides FUED with effective medical and social support, however, the heterogeneity… read more here.
Keywords: non migrant; migrant fued; migrant; healthcare system ... See more keywords
Physical activity, sport and transnational migrant spaces in Shanghai, China: (Re)crafting contours of a metropolitan cityscape
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DOI: 10.1177/10126902211009444
Abstract: This study examines associations between sport/physical activity space, community formation, and social life among Shanghai’s highly-skilled migrant demographic. There is limited illustration of roles sports and physical exercise provision and spaces play in this migrant… read more here.
Keywords: migrant; community; activity sport; physical activity ... See more keywords
Linguistic mortality gradients in Quebec and the role of migrant composition
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DOI: 10.17269/s41997-018-0023-z
Abstract: ObjectiveAnglophones and Allophones in Quebec (Canada) have lower mortality than Francophones, despite being linguistic minorities. This study assesses whether (1) language is a risk factor for mortality after accounting for migrant composition and (2) interprovincial… read more here.
Keywords: migrant; status; lower mortality; mortalit ... See more keywords
Predictors of Changes in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior during the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Turkish Migrant Cohort in Germany
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18189682
Abstract: The new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the resulting response measures have led to severe limitations of people’s exercise possibilities with diminished physical activity (PA) and increased sedentary behavior (SB). Since for migrant groups in Germany,… read more here.
Keywords: migrant; covid pandemic; covid; sedentary behavior ... See more keywords