Informal International Border Crossing, Refugee and Illegal Migrant Workers: Issue in Travel Medicine

Informal International Border Crossing, Refugee and Illegal Migrant Workers: Issue in Travel Medicine

International borders are important interim areas around the world. The junctional areas between countries are usually where control is required. Travel across international borders means crossing from one into another country, and legal control is usually required. Nevertheless, due to long interna...

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Main Author: Viroj Wiwanitkit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Travel Medicine Center of Iran 2018-02-01
Series:International Journal of Travel Medicine and Global Health
Online Access:http://www.ijtmgh.com/article_51830.html
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spelling doaj-11a81787534e43c890d69c2a28df90642020-11-24T22:11:24ZengInternational Travel Medicine Center of IranInternational Journal of Travel Medicine and Global Health2322-11002476-57592018-02-0161343410.15171/IJTMGH.2018.07Informal International Border Crossing, Refugee and Illegal Migrant Workers: Issue in Travel MedicineViroj Wiwanitkit0Hainan Medical University, Hainan, ChinaInternational borders are important interim areas around the world. The junctional areas between countries are usually where control is required. Travel across international borders means crossing from one into another country, and legal control is usually required. Nevertheless, due to long international lines, informal border crossings are commonly carried out by the local people. Sometimes this can be a big problem in travel medicine. Two groups of people performing informal international border crossings are refugees and illegal migrant workers. There are many reports regarding the health statuses of those who have informally crossed international borders, and this is an interesting issue in travel medicine.http://www.ijtmgh.com/article_51830.html
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title Informal International Border Crossing, Refugee and Illegal Migrant Workers: Issue in Travel Medicine
title_short Informal International Border Crossing, Refugee and Illegal Migrant Workers: Issue in Travel Medicine
title_full Informal International Border Crossing, Refugee and Illegal Migrant Workers: Issue in Travel Medicine
title_fullStr Informal International Border Crossing, Refugee and Illegal Migrant Workers: Issue in Travel Medicine
title_full_unstemmed Informal International Border Crossing, Refugee and Illegal Migrant Workers: Issue in Travel Medicine
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publisher International Travel Medicine Center of Iran
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2476-5759
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description International borders are important interim areas around the world. The junctional areas between countries are usually where control is required. Travel across international borders means crossing from one into another country, and legal control is usually required. Nevertheless, due to long international lines, informal border crossings are commonly carried out by the local people. Sometimes this can be a big problem in travel medicine. Two groups of people performing informal international border crossings are refugees and illegal migrant workers. There are many reports regarding the health statuses of those who have informally crossed international borders, and this is an interesting issue in travel medicine.
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