Research Catalog

Title

Immigrant medicine / [edited by] Patricia Frye Walker, Elizabeth D. Barnett.

Publication

St. Louis, Mo. : Saunders Elsevier, 2007.

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Additional Authors

• Walker, Patricia Frye.
• Barnett, Elizabeth D. (Elizabeth Day)

Description

xv, 765 pages : color illustrations; 25 cm +

Summary

"Immigrant Medicine is the first comprehensive guide to caring for immigrant and refugee patient populations. Edited by two of the best-known contributors to the growing cannon of information about immigrant medicine, and written by a geographically diverse collection of experts, this book synthesizes the most practical and clinically relevant information and presents it in an easy-to-access format." "An invaluable resource for front-line clinicians and other healthcare professionals, public health officials, and policy makers, Immigrant Medicine is destined to become the benchmark reference in this emerging field."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Cross-Cultural Comparison
• Health Services Needs and Demand
• Refugees
• Transients and Migrants
• Emigration and Immigration
• Delivery of Health Care
• Immigrants > Health and hygiene

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

System Details (note)

• System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Windows.
• System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Macintosh.

Contents

Sect. 1. Introduction to Immigrant Medicine -- 1. An Introduction to the Field of Refugee and Immigrant Healthcare -- 2. Compassion -- 3. Health and Well-being of Immigrants: The Healthy Migrant Phenomenon -- 4. Action Steps to Improve the Health of New Americans -- 5. Language Assistance for Limited English Proficient Patients: Legal Issues -- 6. Communicating with Limited English Proficient Patients: Interpreter Services -- 7. Multicultural Medicine -- 8. Cultural Competence: A Patient-Based Approach to Caring for Immigrants -- 9. Cultural Competence: Healthcare Disparities and Political Issues -- Sect. 2. Medical Screenings and Immunizations for New Immigrants -- 10. Overseas Medical Screening for Immigrants and Refugees -- 11. US Medical Screening for Immigrants and Refugees: Public Health Issues -- 12. US Medical Screening for Immigrants and Refugees: Clinical Issues -- 13. Immunizations for Immigrants -- Sect. 3. Epidemiology of Diseases and Disorders in Immigrants -- 14. Differential Diagnoses of III Immigrants by Organ System -- 15. Diseases by Country of Origin -- 16. Diseases by Race/Ethnicity -- 17. Diseases with Long Latency Periods -- 18. Emerging Infectious Diseases of Immigrant Patients -- Sect. 4. Major Diseases and Disorders in Immigrants -- 19. Tuberculosis -- 20. Intestinal Parasites -- 21. Eosinophilia -- 22. Hepatitis B: Global Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Prevention -- 23. Management of Chronic Hepatitis B -- 24. HIV Infection -- 25. Skin Problems -- Sect. 5. Additional Diseases and Disorders in immigrants -- 26. Chagas' Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) -- 27. Taenia Solium and Neurocysticercosis -- 28. Echinococcosis -- 29. Giardiasis -- 30. Helicobacter Pylori -- 31. Hepatitis C -- 32. Hookworm Infection -- 33. Leishmaniasis -- 34. Leprosy -- 35. Loiasis -- 36. Lymphatic Filariasis -- 37. Malaria -- 38. Onchocerciasis -- 39. Schistosomiasis -- 40. Strongyloides -- Sect. 6. Chronic Illness in Immigrants -- 41. Preventive Healthcare in Children -- 42. Preventive Healthcare and Management of Chronic Diseases in Adults -- 43. Women's Health Issues -- 44. Women's Reproductive Health -- 45. Dental Diseases and Disorders -- 46. Anemia and Red Blood Cell Disorders -- Sect. 7. Mental Health and Illness in Immigrants -- Overview of the Mental Health Section -- 47. Epidemiology and Risk Factors -- 48. Screening for Mental Health Problems and History of Torture -- 49. Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Illness -- 50. Survivors of Torture: A Hidden Population -- 51. Interpersonal Violence Towards Women -- 52. Children and Adolescents -- 53. Religion and Spirituality in the Lives of Immigrants in the United States -- Sect. 8. Special Issues in Immigrant Medicine -- 54. School Readiness and Bilingual Education -- 55. Vocational Considerations -- 56. Health Literacy -- 57. Healthcare for Migrant Workers -- 58. Visiting Friends and Relatives.

ISBN

• 9780323034548
• 0323034543

OCLC

• ocn184821571
• 184821571
• SCSB-5398459

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries