Refugee children do not place significant demands on health care, Ontario data shows
A study led by SickKids hospital in Toronto and non-profit research institute ICES compares 23,287 resettled refugees to 93,148 matched Ontario-born children and youth from 2008 to 2018.
The study finds that health care utilization is generally high among refugees, but the overall excess demand on the health system is minimal.
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