Distribution of non-communicable diseases (NCD)

Distribution of non-communicable diseases (NCD)

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Undocumented migrants are a large part of the population in the European Union (EU). Their health needs are only partially known and might be mainly related to chronic conditions. We studied the health records of 53.683 undocumented migrants receiving medical assistance over the last 10 years from a non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Milan, Ita...

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... relative frequency and percentage of patients with the various NCD during the study period are shown in Table 3. Neurological diseases were the most frequent, though they were almost only represented by pain, i.e. ...

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