Migrant health in Italy: a better health status difficult to maintain-country of origin and assimilation effects studied from the Italian risk factor surveillance data

• Main Authors: Stefano Campostrini (Author), Giuliano Carrozzi (Author), Santino Severoni (Author), Maria Masocco (Author), Stefania Salmaso (Author), WHO Migration Health Programme, Office of the Regional Director, WHO Regional Office for Europe (Author), the PASSI National Coordinating group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Many studies on migrant health have focused on aspects of morbidity and mortality, but very few approach the relevant issues of migrants' health considering behavioral risk factors. Previous studies have often been limited methodologically because of sample size or lack of i...