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List of Contributors | p. vii |
Acknowledgements | p. xiii |
Dedication | p. xv |
Introduction to Immigrant Medicine | |
An Introduction to the Field of Refugee and Immigrant Healthcare | p. 1 |
Compassion | p. 11 |
Health and Well-being of Immigrants:The Healthy Migrant Phenomenon | p. 19 |
Action Steps to Improve the Health of New Americans | p. 27 |
Language Assistance for Limited English Profi cient Patients: Legal Issues | p. 37 |
Communicating with Limited English Profi cient Patients: Interpreter Services | p. 57 |
Multicultural Medicine | p. 69 |
Cultural Competence: A Patient-Based Approach to Caring for Immigrants | p. 83 |
Cultural Competence: Healthcare Disparities and Political Issues | p. 99 |
Medical Screenings and Immunizations for New Immigrants | |
Overseas Medical Screening for Immigrants and Refugees | p. 111 |
US Medical Screening for Immigrants and Refugees: Public Health Issues | p. 123 |
US Medical Screening for Immigrants and Refugees: Clinical Issues | p. 135 |
Immunizations for Immigrants | p. 151 |
Epidemiology of Diseases and Disorders in Immigrants | |
Differential Diagnoses of Ill Immigrants by Organ System | p. 171 |
Diseases by Country of Origin | p. 189 |
Diseases by Race/Ethnicity | p. 217 |
Diseases with Long Latency Periods | p. 233 |
Emerging Infectious Diseases of Immigrant Patients | p. 245 |
Major Diseases and Disorders in Immigrants | |
Tuberculosis | p. 255 |
Intestinal Parasites | p. 273 |
Eosinophilia | p. 309 |
Hepatitis B: Global Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Prevention | p. 321 |
Management of Chronic Hepatitis B | p. 343 |
HIV Infection | p. 361 |
Skin Problems | p. 375 |
Additional Diseases and Disorders in Immigrants | |
Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) | p. 393 |
Taenia Solium and Neurocysticercosis | p. 399 |
Echinococcosis | p. 411 |
Giardiasis | p. 421 |
Helicobacter Pylori | p. 427 |
Hepatitis C | p. 437 |
Hookworm Infection | p. 443 |
Leishmaniasis | p. 447 |
Leprosy | p. 455 |
Loiasis | p. 467 |
Lymphatic Filariasis | p. 473 |
Malaria | p. 479 |
Onchocerciasis | p. 493 |
Schistosomiasis | |
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