Age assessment of young asylum seekers

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 4-7

  Hjern, Anders ^a   Brendler Lindqvist, Maria ^b   Norredam, Marie ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Age assessment; Asylum seeker; Migration; Puberty; Refugee

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ATLAS; BONE AGE; BONE EXAMINATION; CHILD ASYLUM; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CLAVICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CORTICAL BONE; EPIPHYSIS; EUROPE; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MOLAR TOOTH; MOUTH EXAMINATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; PUBERTY; REVIEW; SEXUAL MATURATION; UNITED KINGDOM; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; AGE DETERMINATION BY TEETH; AGE FACTORS; BIOETHICAL ISSUES; CHILD; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MINORS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; REFUGEES;

EID: 82955162794     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02476.x     Document Type: Review

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