The number of immigrants to Norway from distant regions has increased steadily since the end of the 1960s. Immigrants pose special problems in their contact with the health services. The article reviews some aspects of the living conditions of immigrants, and the socio-economic factors that determine the migration phenomenon. Immigrants commonly present psychosomatic ailments and an evaluation of such conditions should take into account the above-mentioned background factors.

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refugee Norway psychological aspect human Refugees middle aged statistics health status Humans male case report female Socioeconomic Factors Psychophysiologic Disorders socioeconomics Article adult migration Emigration and Immigration psychosomatic disorder