Medical care of asylum seekers: a descriptive study of the appropriateness of nurse practitioners' care compared to traditional physician-based care in a gatekeeping system

• Main Authors: Pécoud Alain (Author), Vaucher Paul (Author), Burnand Bernard (Author), Althaus Fabrice (Author), Bodenmann Patrick (Author), Genton Blaise (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2007-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Medical care for asylum seekers is a complex and critical issue worldwide. It is influenced by social, political, and economic pressures, as well as premigration conditions, the process of migration, and postmigration conditions in t...