Refugees

"Refugees" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Persons fleeing to a place of safety, especially those who flee to a foreign country or power to escape danger, persecution, or economic distress in their own country or habitual residence.

Descriptor ID	D012036
MeSH Number(s)	M01.755
Concept/Terms	Refugees Refugees Refugee Asylum Seekers Asylum Seekers Asylum Seeker Seekers, Asylum

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Named Groups [M]
Persons [M01]
Refugees [M01.755]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Refugees" by people in this website by year, and whether "Refugees" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 51 publications over 20 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2016 and 2019 and 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
2003	1	0	1
2004	2	0	2
2006	1	0	1
2007	1	0	1
2008	2	0	2
2010	2	0	2
2011	2	1	3
2013	2	0	2
2014	4	0	4
2015	1	1	2
2016	4	1	5
2017	2	0	2
2018	1	0	1
2019	5	0	5
2020	3	1	4
2021	2	0	2
2022	3	0	3
2023	3	0	3
2024	5	0	5

Below are the most recent publications written about "Refugees" by people in Profiles.

Johnston EU, Bhattarai B, Johnson-Agbakwu CE, Coonrod DV. SARS-CoV-2 Prevalence in a Delivering Refugee Population: Refugee Status, Payor Type, Race, and Vaccination Status. J Immigr Minor Health. 2025 Feb; 27(1):104-111.

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Poudel-Tandukar K, Davis C, Mosijchuk Y, Poudel KC. Social and emotional well-being intervention to reduce stress, anxiety, and depression among Ukrainian refugees resettled in Massachusetts. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2024 Dec; 70(8):1461-1469.

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Yeo S, Kim-Hines Y, Ehiri J, Magrath P, Johnson-Agbakwu C, Ernst K, Ibrahimi S, Alaof? H. A qualitative study exploring the factors influencing maternal healthcare access and utilization among Muslim refugee women resettled in the United States. PLoS One. 2024; 19(8):e0307192.

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Mathis CM, Steiner JJ, Kappas Mazzio A, Bagwell-Gray M, Wachter K, Johnson-Agbakwu C, Messing J, Nizigiyimana J. Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Needs of Refugee Women Exposed to Gender-Based Violence: The Case for Trauma-Informed Care in Resettlement Contexts. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Aug 08; 21(8).

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Gettler LT, Jankovic-Rankovic J, Gengo RG, Eick GN, Nash MP, Arumah EN, Boru AM, Ali SA, Urlacher SS, Meyer JS, Snodgrass JJ, Oka RC. Refugee health and physiological profiles in transitional settlements in Serbia and Kenya: Comparative evidence for effects of gender and social support. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2024 Jul; 165:107024.

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Schuster RC, Wachter K, McRae K, McDaniel A, Davis OI, Nizigiyimana J, Johnson-Agbakwu CE. "If You Don't Have the Heart to Help, You Cannot Do This Job": The Multidimensional Wellbeing of Community Health Workers Serving Refugees During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Qual Health Res. 2024 02; 34(3):183-194.

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Fink G, Abdulcadir J, Johnson-Agbakwu CE. Rates of Cervical Cancer Screening and Dysplasia Among Refugees in a Health Care Safety Net System. J Immigr Minor Health. 2023 Dec; 25(6):1315-1322.

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Peer Y, Koren A, DiNapoli P, Gautam R. Factors Associated with Implementing the Integrated Behavioral Health Care Model and Iraqi Refugees in the USA. Community Ment Health J. 2023 10; 59(7):1251-1260.

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Morrison M, Nobles V, Johnson-Agbakwu CE, Bailey C, Liu L. Classifying Refugee Status Using Common Features in EMR. Chem Biodivers. 2022 Oct; 19(10):e202200651.

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Desai AN, Mohareb AM, Elkarsany MM, Desalegn H, Madoff LC, Lassmann B. Viral Hepatitis E Outbreaks in Refugees and Internally Displaced Populations, sub-Saharan Africa, 2010-2020. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 05; 28(5):1074-1076.

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