Experiences of refugees and asylum seekers in general practice: A qualitative study

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 8, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Bhatia, Ravi ^a   Wallace, Paul ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFUGEE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STIGMA; UNITED KINGDOM; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUGEES;

EID: 35148825880     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-8-48     Document Type: Article

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