Caught in the Web — U.S. Immigration and Compound Disadvantage

Caught in the Web — U.S. Immigration and Compound Disadvantage

Faced with gastroesophageal reflux disease, a behavioral health disorder, and difficulty navigating the U.S. health care system, a Honduran immigrant stops working and takes up a collection to return home. His compound disadvantage has profound ethical implications.

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Veröffentlicht in:The New England journal of medicine 2019-09, Vol.381 (11), p.993-995
Hauptverfasser: Berger, Zackary D, Goldberg, Daniel S
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Ethics
Gastroesophageal reflux
Health care policy
Immigration
Immigration policy
Noncitizens
Primary care
Social justice
Violence
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Zusammenfassung:Faced with gastroesophageal reflux disease, a behavioral health disorder, and difficulty navigating the U.S. health care system, a Honduran immigrant stops working and takes up a collection to return home. His compound disadvantage has profound ethical implications.
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMp1902966