Mental health of migrants with pre-migration exposure to armed conflict: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Cristina Mesa-Vieira; Andreas D Haas; Diana Buitrago-Garcia; Zayne M Roa-Diaz; Beatrice Minder; Magda Gamba; Dante Salvador; Daniel Gomez; Meghann Lewis; Wendy C Gonzalez-Jaramillo; Aurélie Pahud de Mortanges; Chepkoech Buttia; Taulant Muka; Natalia Trujillo; Oscar H Franco

doi:10.1016/s2468-2667(22)00061-5

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Mental health of migrants with pre-migration exposure to armed conflict: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Cristina Mesa-Vieira Andreas D Haas Diana Buitrago-Garcia Zayne M Roa-Diaz Beatrice Minder

Magda Gamba

Dante Salvador Daniel Gomez Meghann Lewis Wendy C Gonzalez-Jaramillo Aurélie Pahud de Mortanges Chepkoech Buttia Taulant Muka

Natalia Trujillo Oscar H Franco

The Lancet Public Health Vol. 7 No. 5 pp. e469-e481 · Elsevier BV

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Published: May 01, 2022
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Meghann Lewis

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Wendy C Gonzalez-Jaramillo

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Aurélie Pahud de Mortanges

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Cristina Mesa-Vieira, Andreas D Haas, Diana Buitrago-Garcia, et al. (2022). Mental health of migrants with pre-migration exposure to armed conflict: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Public Health, 7(5), e469-e481. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2468-2667(22)00061-5

Mental health of migrants with pre-migration exposure to armed conflict: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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