Access to health care for people seeking asylum in the UK

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 56, Issue 525, 2006, Pages 306-308

  Reeves, Margaret ^a   de Wildt, Gilles ^b   Murshali, Helen ^c   Williams, Paul ^b   Gill, Paramjit ^d   Kralj, Lucy ^e   Rushby, Moyra ^f  

^a West Bar Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^b Refugee Council ^*

^c British Refugee Council   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (United Kingdom)

^e Medact   (United Kingdom)

^f Medact   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN RIGHTS; MIGRATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REFUGEE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33645741093     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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