It is difficult to trace full details of the path which irregular or illegal immigrants follow when
seeking assistance in the network of the various hospital departments and health structures …

Methods Immigrants from developing countries who resided in one of the Health Areas of
the Autonomous Community of Madrid (ACM)(Health Area 6), were older than 15 years of …

Background The influx of migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers into European Union (EU)
countries, especially into Greece, in the last 20 years is an issue of growing concern and …

Abstract In Italy, immigrants from Less Developed Countries (LDCs) have doubled every 10
years since the 1970s and this number grew to 330,000 at the end of 1981, and to more than …

Background International migrants represent only 4.5% of the world's population, but they
may become a challenge for host countries. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of …

Several studies, carried out mainly in the United States and Canada, have suggested that
recent immigrants are generally healthier than native-born populations in spite of the fact …

Background Immigration is increasing in Italy. In 2003, 2.6 million foreign citizens lived in the
country; 52% were men and the majority were young adults who migrated for work. The …

Background Population movements have been increasing over the past years in Europe
due to socioeconomic factors, global turbulence and conflicts, especially in the area of …

Traditionally, the healthy immigrant effect is believed to be a consequence of several health
and social factors. 9 Many immigrants originate from regions of the world where lifestyle …

The aim of this article is to retrospectively evaluate the patient characteristics and the most
common infectious diseases in immigrant patients hospitalized in 46 Italian infectious …