Major infectious diseases affecting the Afghan immigrant population of Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis

OBJECTIVES: As Afghans make up the largest group of foreign nationals in Iran, the aim of this study was to assess the proportion of Afghan immigrants among those afflicted by the most prevalent infectious diseases in Iran. METHODS: National and international online scientific databases were searche...

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Main Authors: Behzad Pourhossein, Amin Doosti Irani, Ehsan Mostafavi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Epidemiology 2015-01-01
Series:Epidemiology and Health
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Online Access:http://www.e-epih.org/upload/pdf/epih-37-e2015002.pdf