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What do we have to know from migrants' past exposures to understand their health status? a life course approach

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ID23323970
AuthorsJacob Spallek (0000-0001-6312-034X, Bielefeld University, corresponding author), Hajo Zeeb (0000-0001-7677-7797, Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS), Oliver Razum (0000-0002-1244-7649, Bielefeld University)
Year2011
Volume8
Issue1
Pages6-6
Publication date2011-08-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEmerging Themes in Epidemiology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1742-7622 • E-ISSN: 1742-7622
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1186/1742-7622-8-6
PMID21843354
PMCIDPMC3169503
OpenAlexW2054344305
LanguageEN
Citations received75
References cited35

Empirical findings show that morbidity and mortality risks of migrants can differ considerably from those of populations in the host countries. However, while several explanatory models have been developed, most migrant studies still do not consider explicitly the situation of migrants before migration. Here, we discuss an extended approach to understand migrant health comprising a life course epidemiology perspective. The incorporation of a life course perspective into a conceptual framework of migrant health enables the consideration of risk factors and disease outcomes over the different life phases of migrants, which is necessary to understand the health situation of migrants and their offspring. Comparison populations need to be carefully selected depending on the study questions under consideration within the life course framework. Migrant health research will benefit from an approach using a life course perspective. A critique of the theoretical foundations of migrant health research is essential for further developing both the theoretical framework of migrant health and related empirical studies.

Empirical research · Environmental health · Epistemology · Life course approach · Perspective (graphical) · Public health · Sociology · Computer Science · Employment and Welfare Studies · Epidemiology · Medicine · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Health and Trauma · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology

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