International Journal of Public Health
Volume 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 87-96

Migration and Health - Developing an explanatory and analytical Model for Epidemiological Studies [Migration und Gesundheit - Entwicklung eines Erklärungs- und Analysemodells für epidemiologische Studien] (Article)

Schenk L.*
  • a Institut für Medizinische Soziologie, Zentrum für Human- und Gesundheitswissenschaften (CC1), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Thielallee 47, D-14195 Berlin, Germany

Abstract

Migrant status, including ethnic minority status, is an important determinant of health inequalities. Previous studies point to a complex, multifactorial relationship between migration and health, however current explanatory approaches focus mostly on the effects of single determinants. In this article, an explanatory and analytical model of migration and health will be developed in an effort to structure and integrate previous approaches by drawing upon existing definitions of the target population and theories of the relationship between migration and health status. © Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel 2007.

Author Keywords

health inequality definition Approaches migrant Ethnicity race

Index Keywords

medical research ethnic group priority journal health status health care system public health service Article race difference epidemiological data human theory migration health care delivery health care quality
Link
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-007-6002-4
ISSN: 16618556
Cited by: 55
Original Language: German