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Refugee Health Studies

Jordan hosts hundreds of thousands of refugees from neighboring countries. These refugees reside in refugee camps or among urban communities outside camps. The experience of forced migration exposes refugees to serious and complex health consequences that need to be understood and analyzed. Health consequences of forced migration affect the physical, psychological, social, and environmental aspects of refugees’ lives both inside and outside camps. This group, therefore, is established to collaborate and coordinate the efforts of Jordanian and international researchers from health fields who are interested in conducting studies regarding refugee health....