Tertiary paediatric refugee health clinic in Western Australia: Analysis of the first 1026 children

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 582-587

  Mutch, Raewyn C ^a,b   Cherian, Sarah ^a,c   Nemba, Kuria ^a   Geddes, Janet S ^e   Rutherford, David M ^a   Chaney, Gervase M ^a,c   Burgner, David P ^d  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

children; model of care; post resettlement health assessment; refugee

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMORBIDITY; DECREASED APPETITE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INCOME; IRON DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE; REFUGEE HEALTH CLINIC; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TINEA CAPITIS; TOOTH DISEASE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTION; MALE; REFUGEES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84863460239     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2012.02429.x     Document Type: Article

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