Health profile of adult special immigrant visa holders arriving from Iraq and Afghanistan to the United States, 2009-2017: A cross-sectional analysis.

BACKGROUND:Between 2,000 and 19,000 Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders (SIVH) from Iraq and Afghanistan resettle in the United States annually. Despite the increase in SIV admissions to the US over recent years, little is known about the health conditions in SIV populations. We assessed the burden...

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Main Authors: Gayathri S Kumar, Simone S Wien, Christina R Phares, Walid Slim, Heather M Burke, Emily S Jentes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-05-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003118