Zeitschrift fur Allgemeinmedizin
Volume 92, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 277-282

Medical care for refugees - What is important for family medicine? [Medizinische Versorgung von Flüchtlingen - Was ist für die Hausarztpraxis wichtig?] (Review)

Egidi G.* , Denzin S. , Diederichs-Egidi H. , Eckert M. , Difflipp-Eppele M. , Husemann J. , Kreszis S. , Piest B. , Papke A. , Popert U.
  • a Arzt für Allgemeinmedizin, Huchtinger Heerstraße 24, Bremen, 28259, Germany
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Abstract

In connection with wars around the Middle East hundreds of thousands of refugees are coming to Germany. There are uncertainties in family medicine which medical services are reasonable and how they are reimbursed. This article gives an overview of the most common origin countries of refugees, which formal state they have, how medical supply is organized, which medical tests and treatments are meaningful and where a family practitioner can quickly find informations.

Author Keywords

Family medicine Infectious diseases vaccinations Medical care Refugee

Index Keywords

reimbursement Germany general practitioner infection Review refugee vaccination family medicine medical care human Middle East war
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85019459132&doi=10.3238%2fzfa.2016.0277-0282&partnerID=40&md5=28c1d8127dfdcf648eaa97a81185423a
DOI: 10.3238/zfa.2016.0277-0282
ISSN: 09376801
Cited by: 1
Original Language: German