Caring for the health and medical and emotional needs of children of migrants and asylum seekers

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1423-1426

  Gracey, M ^a,b  

^a Unity of First People of Australia   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Health care services; Immigration; Infants; Infections; Mental health; Migrants; Refugees

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COPING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; EMOTION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN RIGHTS; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; REFUGEE; REVIEW; STRESS; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; REFUGEES; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 7644233184     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250410033871     Document Type: Review

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