Health problems of newly arrived migrants and refugees in Europe.

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Abstract

The number of migrants and refugees in Europe in the past few years has increased dramatically due to war, violence or prosecutions in their homeland. Migration may affect physical, mental and social health. The objective of this article is to assess migrants and refugees' health problems, and to recommend appropriate interventions.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Travel Med

Title: Journal of travel medicine

Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)

ISSN (Electronic): 1708-8305

ISSN (Print): 1195-1982

Publication date (Electronic): Jul 01 2017

Volume: 24

Issue: 4

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[1 ] Office for Travel Medicine, Department for Interventions in Health-Care Facilities, Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3-5 Agrafon street, Marousi, 15123, Greece.

Article

Publisher Item ID: 3095987

DOI: 10.1093/jtm/tax016

PubMed ID: 28426115

SO-VID: bc88c042-98aa-4db2-b231-b949c5748520

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Keywords: Health,migrants,problems,refugees

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Keywords: Health, migrants, problems, refugees

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