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Understanding the health and housing experiences of refugees and other migrant populations experiencing homelessness or vulnerable housing: a systematic review using GRADE-CERQual

Harneel Kaur, Ammar Saad, Olivia Magwood, Qasem Alkhateeb, Christine Mathew, Gina Khalaf and Kevin Pottie
June 18, 2021 9 (2) E681-E692; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20200109
Harneel Kaur
Bruyère Research Institute (Kaur), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Family Medicine Residency Program (Kaur), Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre (Saad, Magwood), Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Alkhateeb), Schulich School of Medicine, Toronto, Ont.; Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences (Magwood), University of Ottawa; Bruyère Research Institute (Mathew), Ottawa, Ont.; Centre de médecine familiale de Wakefield (Khalaf), Wakefied, Que.; Centre integré de santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais de Hull (Khalaf), Gatineau, Que.; Departments of Family Medicine and Epidemiology, and Community Medicine (Pottie), University of Ottawa; Institut du Savoir Montfort, Ottawa, Ont.
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Bruyère Research Institute (Kaur), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Family Medicine Residency Program (Kaur), Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre (Saad, Magwood), Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Alkhateeb), Schulich School of Medicine, Toronto, Ont.; Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences (Magwood), University of Ottawa; Bruyère Research Institute (Mathew), Ottawa, Ont.; Centre de médecine familiale de Wakefield (Khalaf), Wakefied, Que.; Centre integré de santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais de Hull (Khalaf), Gatineau, Que.; Departments of Family Medicine and Epidemiology, and Community Medicine (Pottie), University of Ottawa; Institut du Savoir Montfort, Ottawa, Ont.
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Olivia Magwood
Bruyère Research Institute (Kaur), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Family Medicine Residency Program (Kaur), Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre (Saad, Magwood), Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Alkhateeb), Schulich School of Medicine, Toronto, Ont.; Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences (Magwood), University of Ottawa; Bruyère Research Institute (Mathew), Ottawa, Ont.; Centre de médecine familiale de Wakefield (Khalaf), Wakefied, Que.; Centre integré de santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais de Hull (Khalaf), Gatineau, Que.; Departments of Family Medicine and Epidemiology, and Community Medicine (Pottie), University of Ottawa; Institut du Savoir Montfort, Ottawa, Ont.
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Qasem Alkhateeb
Bruyère Research Institute (Kaur), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Family Medicine Residency Program (Kaur), Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre (Saad, Magwood), Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Alkhateeb), Schulich School of Medicine, Toronto, Ont.; Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences (Magwood), University of Ottawa; Bruyère Research Institute (Mathew), Ottawa, Ont.; Centre de médecine familiale de Wakefield (Khalaf), Wakefied, Que.; Centre integré de santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais de Hull (Khalaf), Gatineau, Que.; Departments of Family Medicine and Epidemiology, and Community Medicine (Pottie), University of Ottawa; Institut du Savoir Montfort, Ottawa, Ont.
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Christine Mathew
Bruyère Research Institute (Kaur), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Family Medicine Residency Program (Kaur), Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre (Saad, Magwood), Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Alkhateeb), Schulich School of Medicine, Toronto, Ont.; Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences (Magwood), University of Ottawa; Bruyère Research Institute (Mathew), Ottawa, Ont.; Centre de médecine familiale de Wakefield (Khalaf), Wakefied, Que.; Centre integré de santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais de Hull (Khalaf), Gatineau, Que.; Departments of Family Medicine and Epidemiology, and Community Medicine (Pottie), University of Ottawa; Institut du Savoir Montfort, Ottawa, Ont.
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Gina Khalaf
Bruyère Research Institute (Kaur), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Family Medicine Residency Program (Kaur), Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre (Saad, Magwood), Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Alkhateeb), Schulich School of Medicine, Toronto, Ont.; Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences (Magwood), University of Ottawa; Bruyère Research Institute (Mathew), Ottawa, Ont.; Centre de médecine familiale de Wakefield (Khalaf), Wakefied, Que.; Centre integré de santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais de Hull (Khalaf), Gatineau, Que.; Departments of Family Medicine and Epidemiology, and Community Medicine (Pottie), University of Ottawa; Institut du Savoir Montfort, Ottawa, Ont.
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Kevin Pottie
Bruyère Research Institute (Kaur), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Family Medicine Residency Program (Kaur), Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre (Saad, Magwood), Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Alkhateeb), Schulich School of Medicine, Toronto, Ont.; Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences (Magwood), University of Ottawa; Bruyère Research Institute (Mathew), Ottawa, Ont.; Centre de médecine familiale de Wakefield (Khalaf), Wakefied, Que.; Centre integré de santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais de Hull (Khalaf), Gatineau, Que.; Departments of Family Medicine and Epidemiology, and Community Medicine (Pottie), University of Ottawa; Institut du Savoir Montfort, Ottawa, Ont.
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vol. 9 no. 2 E681-E692
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20200109
PubMed 
34145051
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  • Published online June 18, 2021.
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  1. Harneel Kaur, MD,
  2. Ammar Saad, MSc,
  3. Olivia Magwood, MPH,
  4. Qasem Alkhateeb, MD,
  5. Christine Mathew, MSc,
  6. Gina Khalaf, MD,
  7. Kevin Pottie, MD MClSc
  1. Bruyère Research Institute (Kaur), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Family Medicine Residency Program (Kaur), Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre (Saad, Magwood), Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Alkhateeb), Schulich School of Medicine, Toronto, Ont.; Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences (Magwood), University of Ottawa; Bruyère Research Institute (Mathew), Ottawa, Ont.; Centre de médecine familiale de Wakefield (Khalaf), Wakefied, Que.; Centre integré de santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais de Hull (Khalaf), Gatineau, Que.; Departments of Family Medicine and Epidemiology, and Community Medicine (Pottie), University of Ottawa; Institut du Savoir Montfort, Ottawa, Ont.
  1. Correspondence to: Kevin Pottie, kpottie{at}uottawa.ca
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Apr 2021, 9 (2) E681-E692; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20200109
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