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Health examinations of child migrants in Europe: screening or assessment of healthcare needs?

Anders HjernLiv Stubbe ØstergaardMarie-Louise Nörredam
Published in: BMJ paediatrics open (2019)
Systematic health examinations of migrant children are routinely performed in most countries in the EU/EEA; but in many countries, it could be improved considerably by extending the focus from screening for communicable diseases to assessing and addressing individual needs of healthcare.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • public health
  • health information
  • risk assessment
  • human health