Table 1

Epidemiological approaches to health and migration

Time Period
Epidemiological Characteristic
Reference Population


Arrival Phase (Point Prevalence)
Prevalence

Host/Receiving population
Post Arrival Phase (Point Prevalence or Longitudinal Studies)
Incidence/Prevalence
Similar non-migrating cohort at migrants' place of origin
Host/Receiving population

Gushulak and MacPherson Emerging Themes in Epidemiology 2006 3:3   doi:10.1186/1742-7622-3-3