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This chapter reviews the relationship between migration and stigma, addresses the way health-care providers and researchers can perpetuate stigma against migrant populations, and reviews what is required to address stigma against migrants in health-care settings.
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Henderson, S.W. (2016). I Pity the Poor Immigrant: Stigma and Immigration. In: Parekh, R., Childs, E. (eds) Stigma and Prejudice. Current Clinical Psychiatry. Humana Press, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27580-2_13
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