Health of Special Immigrant Visa holders from Iraq and Afghanistan after arrival into the United States using Domestic Medical Examination data, 2014-2016: A cross-sectional analysis.

Health of Special Immigrant Visa holders from Iraq and Afghanistan after arrival into the United States using Domestic Medical Examination data, 2014-2016: A cross-sectional analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>Since 2008, the United States has issued between 2,000 and 19,000 Special Immigrant Visas (SIV) annually, with the majority issued to applicants from Iraq and Afghanistan. SIV holders (SIVH) are applicants who were employed by, or on behalf of, the US government or the...

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Main Authors: Gayathri S Kumar, Clelia Pezzi, Simone Wien, Blain Mamo, Kevin Scott, Colleen Payton, Kailey Urban, Stephen Hughes, Lori Kennedy, Nuny Cabanting, Jessica Montour, Melissa Titus, Jenny Aguirre, Breanna Kawasaki, Rebecca Ford, Emily S Jentes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-03-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003083

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003083

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