D Amstutz, D Da Costa, 5. Nutritional issues during migration are well documented, but there is a lack of data about the evolution of weight and nutritional status in Switzerland after migration.
Weight, height and waist circumference were measured and participants were asked about their weight on arrival in Geneva by trained dieticians and nurses Primary Care Medicine Service, University Hospitals of Geneva in different mass accommodation centres. Anthropometric measurements were made on a voluntary basis, without exclusion criteria. Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford.
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Oxford Academic. Google Scholar. D Da Costa. Cite Citation. Permissions Icon Permissions. Introduction: Nutritional issues during migration are well documented, but there is a lack of data about the evolution of weight and nutritional status in Switzerland after migration. Methods: Weight, height and waist circumference were measured and participants were asked about their weight on arrival in Geneva by trained dieticians and nurses Primary Care Medicine Service, University Hospitals of Geneva in different mass accommodation centres.
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