A retrospective review of specialist referrals for refugees into Greece’s health system: A humanitarian organization’s perspective
Aim: Refugee arrivals to Europe have numbered more than one million since 2015 with the majority arriving through Greece. The healthcare needs of refugees have placed strains on Greece’s healthcare system which has already been affected by its ongoing economic crisis. At the peak of arrivals during...
Main Authors: | Vanessa Yarwood, Meghan Gunst, Christine Yen-Ting Chen, Kate Jarman, Sakib Rokadiya, Majd Isreb, Aula Abbara |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2021-04-01
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Series: | Avicenna Journal of Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/ajm.ajm_136_20 |
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