Does refugee status matter? Medical needs of newly arrived asylum seekers and resettlement refugees - a retrospective observational study of diagnoses in a primary care setting

Does refugee status matter? Medical needs of newly arrived asylum seekers and resettlement refugees - a retrospective observational study of diagnoses in a primary care setting

Abstract Background Providing adequate healthcare to newly arrived refugees is considered one of the significant challenges for the German healthcare system. These refugees can be classified mainly into two groups: asylum seekers (who have applied for asylum after arrival in Germany and are waiting...

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Main Authors: Evelyn Kleinert, Frank Müller, Ghefar Furaijat, Nele Hillermann, Alexandra Jablonka, Christine Happle, Anne Simmenroth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Conflict and Health
Subjects:
Primary healthcare
Resettlement refugees
Asylum seekers
Asylum status
Common diseases
Migrant
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13031-019-0223-z

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