Impact of acculturation on oral health among immigrants and ethnic minorities: A systematic review

R Dahlan, P Badri, H Saltaji, M Amin - PLoS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Objective Cultural changes faced by immigrants and ethnic minorities after moving to a host
country may have a detrimental or beneficial influence on their oral health and oral health …

International migration and the economics of language

BR Chiswick, PW Miller - Handbook of the economics of international …, 2015 - Elsevier
This chapter reports on the “economics of language” for immigrants—that is, the influence of
language on the choice of destination among international migrants, the determinants …

Health and wellness–related travel: A sco** study of the literature in 2010-2018

L Kemppainen, V Koskinen, H Bergroth… - Sage …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Health and wellness–related travel, also known as medical tourism, is a topical
phenomenon with a wide range of effects in both local and transnational contexts. This …

Immigration, barriers to healthcare and transnational ties: A case study of South Korean immigrants in Toronto, Canada

L Wang, MJ Kwak - Social Science & Medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
The paper analyzes the healthcare-seeking behavior of South Korean immigrants in
Toronto, Canada, and how transnationalism shapes post-migration health and health …

Diasporic Medical Tourism: examining tourists' profiles, antecedents and behavioural intention

A Mathijsen, E Dziedzic - European Journal of Tourism Research, 2024 - ejtr.vumk.eu
This study focuses on diasporic medical tourism (DMT), an offshoot of migration-led tourism
and medical tourism. There has been growing recognition of the significance of a diasporic …

Immigrants 'use of health care in their country of origin: the role of social integration, discrimination and the parallel use of health care systems

L Kemppainen, T Kemppainen… - … journal of caring …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aims The objective of this study was to elucidate the utilisation of Russian health care by
immigrants of Russian origin living in Finland (cross‐border health care). The study …

The Hispanic health paradox across generations: the relationship of child generational status and citizenship with health outcomes

AJ Balcazar, SE Grineski, TW Collins - Public health, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Objectives In examining the Hispanic health paradox, researchers rarely determine
if the paradox persists across immigrant generations. This study examines immigrant …

Association between rural-to-urban migrants' social medical insurance, social integration and their medical return in China: a nationally representative cross-sectional …

B Peng, L Ling - BMC Public Health, 2019 - Springer
Background Without social medical insurance in the destination areas and with low social
integration, rural-to-urban migrants had barriers to health service in the destination areas …

Epidemiology of antibiotic use and drivers of cross-border procurement in a Mexican American border community

HT Essigmann, DA Aguilar, WB Perkison… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background The US-Mexico Border is an area of opportunity for improved health care
access; however, gaps remain as to how and where US border residents, particularly those …

Use of healthcare services in the region of origin among patients with an immigrant background in Denmark: a qualitative study of the motives

N Lokdam, M Kristiansen, LN Handlos… - BMC Health Services …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background In Denmark, immigrants have been found to have a higher use of
healthcare services abroad. Since this use may have an impact on both the individual …