Health issues in newly arrived African refugees attending general practice clinics in Melbourne.

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Published in Med J Aust on December 21, 2006

Authors

Albert C D Tiong1, Mahomed S Patel, Joanne Gardiner, Rowena Ryan, Karen S Linton, Kate A Walker, John Scopel, Beverley-Ann Biggs

Author Affiliations

1: National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia.

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