Patient friendly health care for migrants
Authors:
K. Dobiášová 1; B. Seifert 2; P. Struk 3; O. Kittnar 4
Authors‘ workplace:
Institut sociologických studií Fakulty sociálních věd UK v Praze
1; Ústav všeobecného lékařství 1. lékařské fakulty UK v Praze
2; Institut mikroelektronických aplikací s. r. o., Praha
3; Fyziologický ústav 1. lékařské fakulty UK v Praze
4
Published in:
Prakt. Lék. 2010; 90(12): 728-732
Category:
Of different specialties
Overview
The article presents the concept of patient friendly health care for migrants, stressing selected examples of good practice both in the Czech Republic and the EU. First, it describes the differences in health status and health care utilisation between migrants and the indigenous population. Furthermore, it deals with the individual types of health care services, health care delivery organizations and the related education of health professionals.
Key words:
patient friendly health care for migrants, migrants’ health, third country citizens, healthy migrant effect, access to health care, public health, primary care.
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