TY - JOUR
T1 - Hearing hoofbeats, thinking zebras
T2 - five diseases common among refugees that Minnesota physicians need to know about.
AU - Stauffer, William M.
AU - Rothenberger, Meghan
PY - 2007/3
Y1 - 2007/3
N2 - Minnesota accepts more refugees per capita than any other state. For that reason, primary care physicians throughout the state are likely to encounter refugees in their practices. This article describes 5 infectious diseases that are common among refugees and what physicians need to know about them in order to effectively screen and treat patients who are newcomers to this country. The diseases discussed are strongyloides, schistosomiasis, malaria, hepatitis B, and tuberculosis.
AB - Minnesota accepts more refugees per capita than any other state. For that reason, primary care physicians throughout the state are likely to encounter refugees in their practices. This article describes 5 infectious diseases that are common among refugees and what physicians need to know about them in order to effectively screen and treat patients who are newcomers to this country. The diseases discussed are strongyloides, schistosomiasis, malaria, hepatitis B, and tuberculosis.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 17432757
AN - SCOPUS:34250374485
SN - 0026-556X
VL - 90
SP - 42
EP - 46
JO - Minnesota medicine
JF - Minnesota medicine
IS - 3
ER -