Asylum seekers' expectations of and trust in general practice: A qualitative study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 557, 2008, Pages 870-876

  O'Donnell, Catherine A ^a   Higgins, Maria ^a   Chauhan, Rohan ^a   Mullen, Kenneth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asylum seekers; General practice; Health care needs; Trust

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MIGRATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; WAR;

EID: 57749092689     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp08X376104     Document Type: Article

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