A comprehensive refugee health screening program

Public Health Reports

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 469-477

  Kennedy, James ^a   Seymour, Deborah J ^a   Hummel, Barbara J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE;

COLORADO; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; REFUGEES;

EID: 0032709448     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/phr/114.5.469     Document Type: Article

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