Access to healthcare for the most vulnerable migrants: A humanitarian crisis

Conflict and Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Pottie, Kevin ^a   Martin, Jorge Pedro ^b   Cornish, Stephen ^c   Biorklund, Linn Maria ^d   Gayton, Ivan ^e   Doerner, Frank ^d   Schneider, Fabien ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^c MSF Canada   (Canada)

^d Humanitarian Affairs MSF OCA ^*  (Germany)

^e Palace House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access to care; Asylum seekers; Humanitarian crises; Refugees; Undocumented migrants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929300224     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13031-015-0043-8     Document Type: Article

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