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August 2003, Vol 93, No. 8 | American Journal of Public Health 1200
© 2003 American Public Health Association

LETTER

HEALTH STATUS OF NEW AMERICANS

Bradley J. Bradford, MD

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Bradley J. Bradford, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Mercy Children’s Medical Center, Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, 1400 Locust St, Pittsburgh, Pa 15219 (e-mail: bbradford@mercy.pmhs.org).

Because this article has no abstract, we have provided an extract of the first 100 words of the full text and any section headings.

I am writing in response to the February 2003 report from Entzel et al., "The Health Status of Newly Arrived Refugee Children in Miami–Dade County, Florida."1 This report provided important information to add to our expanding knowledge regarding the health risks faced by new Americans. Florida, particularly, has experienced the arrival of many children born outside the United States, each of whose origin and circumstances dictate a special sensitivity to emergent and chronic health concerns.

This report raises several interesting questions for those responsible for dealing with these health concerns. First, it is noteworthy that in this legally documented population . . . [Full Text]




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