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Impact on and use of an inner-city London Infectious Diseases Department by international migrants: a questionnaire survey |
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| Authors: | Graham Cooke Sally Hargreaves Jana Natkunarajah Gurjinder Sandhu Devesh Dhasmana Joseph Eliahoo Alison Holmes Jon S Friedland |
| Affiliation: | (1) International Health Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunity, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, W12 ONN London, UK;(2) Statistical Advisory Service, Imperial College, SW7 2AZ London, UK |
| Abstract: | BackgroundThe UK has witnessed a considerable increase in immigration in the past decade. Migrant may face barriers to accessing appropriate health care on arrival and the current focus on screening certain migrants for tuberculosis on arrival is considered inadequate. We assessed the implications for an inner-City London Infectious Diseases Department in a high migrant area. |
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