Challenges in the provision of healthcare services for migrants: A systematic review through providers' lens

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Suphanchaimat, Rapeepong ^a,b   Kantamaturapoj, Kanang ^c   Putthasri, Weerasak ^a   Prakongsai, Phusit ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b Banphai Hospital ^*  (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Health personnel; Health services; Migrants; Professional practices; Providers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941770541     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-015-1065-z     Document Type: Review

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