Published 11 October 2011 doi 104414smw201113252 Cite this as Swiss Med Wkly 2011141w13252 The cost of war and the cost of health care ID: 823386
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Original article| Published11 October
Original article| Published11 October 2011, doi:10.4414/smw.2011.13252Cite this as:Swiss Med Wkly. 2011;141:w13252The cost of war and the cost
of health care Ðanepidemiological stud
of health care Ðanepidemiological study of asylum seekersAlexander Bischoffa,b, Kris Denhaerynckb, Martin Schneiderc, Edouard Battegayc,dSu
mmaryKey words:asylum seekers; refugee
mmaryKey words:asylum seekers; refugees; health care costs;migration; warIntroductionAsylumseekersMethodsDesign, sample, and settingData coll
ectionVariables and measurementsData a
ectionVariables and measurementsData analysisOriginal articlepost-hocResultsPatient demographics, health care utilisation anddiagnosespFigure
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1Figure 2ppppppppCostsOriginal articleRelationship between mental disorders and migrationfrom countries with conflictpost-hocpDiscuss
ionTable 1:CategoryVariableNo violen
ionTable 1:CategoryVariableNo violent conflict (n =835)Violentconflict(n = 134)p-value(*)Original articleTable 2:VariableValueNo viole
nt conflictViolent conflictp-valuen
nt conflictViolent conflictp-valuenMedian costs (IQR)nMedian costs (IQR)(*)Table 3:ModelVariableOdds Ratio(95% Confidence Interval)p-va
luepppTable 4:ModelParameterDFSu
luepppTable 4:ModelParameterDFSums of SquaresChi-squarep-valueOriginal articlepost-hocStudy limitationsImplicationsTable 5:Parameter
DFEstimateStandardErrorChi-squarep
DFEstimateStandardErrorChi-squarep-valueOriginal articleFunding / potential competing interests:Correspondence:Alexander Bischoff, PhD, Depa
rtment ofCommunity Medicine and Primary
rtment ofCommunity Medicine and Primary Care, Division ofInternational and Humanitarian Medicine, GenevaUniversity Hospitals, CH-1211 Genve 14, Sw
itzerland,alexandre.bischoff@hcuge.chR
itzerland,alexandre.bischoff@hcuge.chReferencesOriginal articleOriginal articleFigures (large format)Figure 1Original articleFigure 2Original