Call for investing in understanding the health and well-being of South Asian migrants in Australia

Zohra S Lassi^{1

2}, Ankur Singh^{3

4}, Soumyadeep Bhaumik⁵

Affiliations

¹ Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Australia.
² School of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Australia.
³ Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
⁴ Melbourne Dental School, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
⁵ Meta-research and Evidence Synthesis Unit, Health Systems Science, George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, Australia.

Zohra S Lassi et al. Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2024.

. 2024 Feb 5:43:101029.

doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101029. eCollection 2024 Feb.

Zohra S Lassi^{1

2}, Ankur Singh^{3

4}, Soumyadeep Bhaumik⁵

¹ Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Australia.
² School of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Australia.
³ Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
⁴ Melbourne Dental School, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
⁵ Meta-research and Evidence Synthesis Unit, Health Systems Science, George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, Australia.

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Conflict of interest statement

All authors report no conflicts of interest.

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