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European immigrant health policies, immigrants’ health, and immigrants’ access to healthcare

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  • Dourgnon, Paul
  • Pourat, Nadereh
  • Rocco, Lorenzo

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Evidence indicates presence of immigrant health disparities in the European Union (EU) and the United States (US). We examined the association between immigrant health policies and the gap in health status, unmet needs and service use between immigrants and citizens, in the EU and US.

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  • Dourgnon, Paul & Pourat, Nadereh & Rocco, Lorenzo, 2023. "European immigrant health policies, immigrants’ health, and immigrants’ access to healthcare," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 127(C), pages 37-43.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:127:y:2023:i:c:p:37-43
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2022.12.012
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