Problems refugees face when accessing health services.
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چکیده
Some 600,000 refugees have settled in Australia since the end of World War II. Of the 12,000 people who receive humanitarian visas each year to migrate to or stay in Australia, 40 per cent settle in NSW. NSW is also home to over 2000 people released from immigration detention centres on Temporary Protection Visas, and to an uncertain number of asylum seekers who are living in the community while their applications for protection are processed.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- New South Wales public health bulletin
دوره 13 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002