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Review
. 2011 May;65(5):467-72.
doi: 10.1136/jech.2010.109405. Epub 2011 Jan 30.

Glossary: migration and health

Marcelo L Urquia  1 , Anita J Gagnon
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Glossary: migration and health

Marcelo L Urquia et al. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2011 May.

Abstract

The literature on migration and health is quite heterogeneous in how migrants are labelled and how the relation between migration and health is conceptualised. A narrative review has been carried out. This glossary presents the most commonly used terms in the field of migration and health, along with synonyms and related concepts, and discusses the suitability of their use in epidemiological studies. The terminology used in migrant health is ambiguous in many cases. Studies on migrant health should avoid layman terms and strive to use internationally defined concepts.

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