Published 11 October 2011 doi 104414smw201113252 Cite this as Swiss Med Wkly 2011141w13252 The cost of war and the cost of health care ID: 823387
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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 study of asylum see
Ðanepidemiological study of asylum seekersAlexander Bischoffa,b, Kris Denhaerynckb, Martin Schneiderc, Edouard Battegayc,dSummaryKey words:asylum seeker
s; refugees; health care costs;migratio
s; refugees; health care costs;migration; warIntroductionAsylumseekersMethodsDesign, sample, and settingData collectionVariables and measurementsData analys
isOriginal articlepost-hocResultsPat
isOriginal articlepost-hocResultsPatient demographics, health care utilisation anddiagnosespFigure 1Figure 2ppppppppCostsOriginal articleRelations
hip between mental disorders and migrati
hip between mental disorders and migrationfrom countries with conflictpost-hocpDiscussionTable 1:CategoryVariableNo violent conflict (n =835)Violentconfli
ct(n = 134)p-value(*)Original artic
ct(n = 134)p-value(*)Original articleTable 2:VariableValueNo violent conflictViolent conflictp-valuenMedian costs (IQR)nMedian costs (IQR)(*)Table
3:ModelVariableOdds Ratio(95% Confid
3:ModelVariableOdds Ratio(95% Confidence Interval)p-valuepppTable 4:ModelParameterDFSums of SquaresChi-squarep-valueOriginal articlepost-hocStudy
limitationsImplicationsTable 5:Param
limitationsImplicationsTable 5:ParameterDFEstimateStandardErrorChi-squarep-valueOriginal articleFunding / potential competing interests:Correspondence:
Alexander Bischoff, PhD, Department of
Alexander Bischoff, PhD, Department ofCommunity Medicine and Primary Care, Division ofInternational and Humanitarian Medicine, GenevaUniversity Hospitals, CH-121
1 Genve 14, Switzerland,alexandre.bisc
1 Genve 14, Switzerland,alexandre.bischoff@hcuge.chReferencesOriginal articleOriginal articleFigures (large format)Figure 1Original articleFigure 2Original