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Karen Joy Zwi

Karen Joy Zwi MBBCh, MSc, MMed, MRCP, FRACP

Pediatrics
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Dr. Karen Zwi is a Conjoint Associate Professor with the School of Women's & Children's Health. Her research interests are Determinants of wellbeing in childhood, Inequity in childhood disease and injury rates, Targeting needs of refugee and Aboriginal children, Early childhood intervention programs, Child abuse, Childhood disability, Population Health, Indigenous Health, Medical Education.

His publications are as follows:
Jersky M; Titmuss A; Haswell M; Freeman N; Osborne P; Callaghan L; Winters J; Fitzpatrick S; Zwi K, 2015, 'Improving health service access and wellbeing of young Aboriginal parents in an urban setting: mixed methods evaluation of an arts-based program.', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12448.
Paxton GA; Cherian S; Zwi KJ, 2015, 'The Royal Australasian College of Physicians position statement on refugee and asylum seeker health.', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 203, no. 4, pp. 176 - 177.
Mares S; Zwi K, 2015, 'Sadness and fear: The experiences of children and families in remote Australian immigration detention.', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, vol. 51, no. 7, pp. 663 - 669, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.12954.
Zwi K; Mares S, 2015, 'Stories from unaccompanied children in immigration detention: A composite account.', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, vol. 51, no. 7, pp. 658 - 662, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.12953.
Zwi K; Paxton G; Cherian S; Francis J; Smith M; Napthali K; Johnston V; Voss L; Ofner E; Talley NJ, 2015, 'Summary of position statement on refugee and asylum-seeker health.', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, vol. 51, no. 7, pp. 657, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.12950.

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