Emergency care provided to refugee children in Europe: RefuNET - a cross-sectional survey study
- Nijman, R
- Maconochie, I
- Lyttle, M
- Krone, J
- Mintegi, S
- Christopher, B
- Von Both, U
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Background Refugee children and young people have complex healthcare needs. However, issues related to acute healthcare provision for refugee children across Europe remain unexplored. This study aimed to describe the urgent and emergency healthcare needs of refugee children in Europe, and to identify obstacles to providing this care. Methods An online cross-sectional survey was distributed to European healthcare professionals via research networks between 1 February and 1 October 2017 addressing health issues of children and young people aged <18 years fulfilling international criteria of refugee status, presenting to emergency departments. Survey domains explored (1) respondent’s institution, (2) local healthcare system, (3) available guid...
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