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International Journal of Community & Family Medicine Volume 1 (2016), Article ID 1:IJCFM-103, 6 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-3498/2016/103
Research Article
Communication with Health Care Services-Experiences of Kurdish Refugees in Scandinavian Countries

Nabi Fatahi1* and Ferid Krupic2

1Institute of health and care sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
2Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Dr. Nabi Fatahi, Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden; E-mail: nabi.fatahi@gu.se
04 December 2015; 08 April 2016; 11 April 2016
Fatahi N, Krupic F (2016) Communication with Health Care Services- Experiences of Kurdish Refugees in Scandinavian Countries. Int J Community Fam Med 1: 103. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-3498/2016/103

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