Portuguese migrants in Switzerland: healthcare and health status compared to Portuguese residents.

BACKGROUND:Most migrant studies have compared health characteristics between migrants and nationals of the host country. We aimed at comparing health characteristics of migrants with nationals from their home country. METHODS:Portuguese national health survey (2005-6; 30,173 participants aged 18-75...

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Main Authors: Luís Alves, Ana Azevedo, Henrique Barros, Fred Paccaud, Pedro Marques-Vidal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3792909?pdf=render