Refugees

"Refugees" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Persons fleeing to a place of safety, especially those who flee to a foreign country or power to escape danger, persecution, or economic distress in their own country or habitual residence.

Descriptor ID	D012036
MeSH Number(s)	M01.755
Concept/Terms	Refugees Refugees Refugee Asylum Seekers Asylum Seekers Asylum Seeker Seekers, Asylum

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Persons [M01]
Refugees [M01.755]

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Bar chart showing 9 publications over 7 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2019 and 2023

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Year	Major Topic	Total
2013	1	1
2015	1	1
2018	1	1
2019	2	2
2020	1	1
2023	2	2
2024	1	1

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Ur Rehman A, Zakar R, Zakar MZ, Hani U, Fischer F. Protocol for a cross-sectional study on factors affecting health-related quality of life among Afghan refugees in Pakistan. F1000Res. 2021; 10:971.

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Solomon E, Joa B, Coffman S, Faircloth B, Altshuler M, Ku B. Designing for community engagement: user-friendly refugee wellness center planning process and concept, a health design case study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Nov 09; 23(1):1232.

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Abuali M, Navarro I, Baisch M, Bashkenova N, Chang-Escobar S, Paoletti A, Hassan J. Health Profile of Afghan Pediatric Refugees Resettled to Philadelphia in 2021-2022. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2024 02; 63(2):222-225.

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Soin KS, Beldowski K, Bates E, Garcia KP, Naik S, Plumb E, Brawer R, Santana A, Altshuler M. Attitudes Towards Family Planning among Bhutanese, Burmese, and Iraqi Refugee Women: A Qualitative Study. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2020 06 01; 79(6 Suppl 2):70-77.

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Mu?oz JM, Beausang J, Finley E, Wolf S. Protocol for evaluating women with female genital mutilation seeking asylum. Int J Legal Med. 2020 Jul; 134(4):1495-1500.

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Njie-Carr VPS, Sabri B, Messing JT, Ward-Lasher A, Johnson-Agbakwu CE, McKinley C, Campion N, Childress S, Arscott J, Campbell J. Methodological and Ethical Considerations in Research With Immigrant and Refugee Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence. J Interpers Violence. 2021 10; 36(19-20):NP10790-NP10808.

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Sabri B, Njie-Carr VPS, Messing JT, Glass N, Brockie T, Hanson G, Case J, Campbell JC. The weWomen and ourCircle randomized controlled trial protocol: A web-based intervention for immigrant, refugee and indigenous women with intimate partner violence experiences. Contemp Clin Trials. 2019 01; 76:79-84.

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Burgdorf WH, Bock J, Hoenig LJ, Parish LC. The fate of Hungarian Jewish dermatologists during the Holocaust Part 1: Six refugees who fled. Clin Dermatol. 2016 Mar-Apr; 34(2):293-8.

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Graf M, Wermuth P, H?feli D, Weisert A, Reagu S, Pfl?ger M, Taylor P, Dittmann V, Jones R. Prevalence of mental disorders among detained asylum seekers in deportation arrest in Switzerland and validation of the Brief Jail Mental Health Screen BJMHS. Int J Law Psychiatry. 2013 May-Aug; 36(3-4):201-6.

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McGlynn KA, Lustbader ED, Sharrar RG, Murphy EC, London WT. Isoniazid prophylaxis in hepatitis B carriers. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1986 Oct; 134(4):666-8.

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