Migrant children's health problems, care needs, and inequalities: European primary care paediatricians' perspective

ConclusionsEuropean primary care paediatricians recognize migrant children as a population at risk with more frequent and specific health problems and needs, but they are often unaware of their legal state. Lack of interpreters augments the existing language barriers to access proper care and should be solved. Widespread lack of guidelines and specific providers' training should be addressed to optimize health care delivery to migrant children.

Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - November 1, 2017 Category: Child Development Authors: A. Carrasco ‐Sanz, I. Leiva‐Gea, L. Martin‐Alvarez, S. Torso, D. Esso, A. Hadjipanayis, A. Kadir, J. Ruiz‐Canela, O. Perez‐Gonzalez, Z. Grossman Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research