This paper reflects and compares the number of legal immigrants in 5 hospitals in the
Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace for the period 2005 to 2011. The primary purpose …

Despite the economic crisis plaguing the Greek economy over the last 5 years, Greece is still
considered to be one of the major destinations for immigrants of different population groups …

Background The influx of migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers into European Union (EU)
countries, especially into Greece, in the last 20 years is an issue of growing concern and …

Introduction: Health inequalities are a long-standing and complex issue with fundamental
human rights and the principles of social justice, equality and solidarity being directly related …

Introduction: Health inequalities are a long-standing and complex issue with fundamental
human rights and the principles of social justice, equality and solidarity being directly related …

Introduction Migrants often face serious inequities concerning their state of health and their
access to good quality health services. The aim of the study is to analyze the experts' point of …

It is difficult to trace full details of the path which irregular or illegal immigrants follow when
seeking assistance in the network of the various hospital departments and health structures …

Objective Although the immigrant population in cities such as Barcelona has tripled in the
last five years, until now the impact of this group on the health system has not been …

Health care effects of international migration are the emerging themes within mobility
studies. Unfortunately, there is scarce information on health situation of international …

Abstract In Italy, immigrants from Less Developed Countries (LDCs) have doubled every 10
years since the 1970s and this number grew to 330,000 at the end of 1981, and to more than …