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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018

Refugee Health: An Ongoing Commitment and Challenge.

Jimmy T Efird, Pollie Bith-Melander

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Dental Caries among Refugees in Europe: A Systematic Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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  8. Pregnancy Related Health Care Needs in Refugees-A Current Three Center Experience in Europe.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Jimmy T EfirdCentre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB), School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle (UoN), Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia. jimmy.efird@stanfordalumni.org.
Pollie Bith-MelanderAlternatives in Action, Oakland, CA 94610, USA. polliebith@gmail.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Refugees represent a diverse group of displaced individuals with unique health issues and disease risks. The obstacles facing this population have their origins in war, violence, oppression, exploitation, and fear of persecution. Regardless of country of origin, a common bond exists, with refugees often confronting inadequate healthcare resources, xenophobia, discrimination, and a complex web of legal barriers in their new homelands. In many cases, the plight of refugees is multigenerational, manifesting as mental health issues, abuse, poverty, and family disruption. The health trajectory of refugees remains an ongoing commitment and challenge.

Indexed as

Population HealthRefugeesHealth Services AccessibilityHumansInterpersonal RelationsSocial DiscriminationViolenceWarfaredisease riskearly marriageexploitationhygiene/sanitationlack of resourcesrefugee healthstruggles of cultural transition

Identifiers

PMID29342831
PMCPMC5800230

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