Cardiovascular diseases risk factors among recently arrived Eritrean refugees in Switzerland

Cardiovascular diseases risk factors among recently arrived Eritrean refugees in Switzerland

Abstract Objective For the past 10 years, refugees from Eritrea represented the majority of asylum seekers in Switzerland. However, data on their health status remains limited. In this cross-sectional survey followed by a 1-year cohort study, we screened newly arrived Eritrean refugees for cardiovas...

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Main Authors: Afona Chernet, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Véronique Sydow, Daniel H. Paris, Andreas Neumayr, Niklaus D. Labhardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
CVD risk factors
Eritrea
Migration
Refugees
Switzerland
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-019-4715-0

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