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Health of Refugees and Migrants—Where Do We Stand and What Directions Should We Take?

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  • Osnat Keidar

    (Department and Emergency Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland)

  • David S. Srivastava

    (Department and Emergency Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland)

  • Emmanouil Pikoulis

    (3rd Department of Surgery, “Attikon” University General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian, University of Athens (NKUA), 11527 Athens, Greece)

  • Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos

    (Department and Emergency Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland)

Abstract

International migration, particularly to Europe, has increased in the last few decades, making research on aspects of this phenomenon, including numbers, challenges, and successes, particularly vital [...]

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  • Osnat Keidar & David S. Srivastava & Emmanouil Pikoulis & Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos, 2019. "Health of Refugees and Migrants—Where Do We Stand and What Directions Should We Take?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(8), pages 1-8, April.
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