Biomedical subjects
H Siem
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[Choice of procedures in diagnosis 4. The tree of decision. I].
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[Choice of procedure in diagnosis. The tree of decision II].
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[Choice of procedure in diagnosis. Normality as a medical concept].
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[The effects of air pollutants on health].
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[Medical self care means rights but difficulties for the individual too].
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[Health checkups by general practitioners: current status].
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[General practice in Norway. Long working day difficult economy. The law for establishment control was approved].
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[Should children with febrile convulsions of 1st occurrence be hospitalized?].
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[Causes and course of fibular nerve paralysis].
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Is compulsory overseas medical screening of migrants justifiable?
For more than four decades the international Organization for Migration (IOM) has been providing medical screening of prospective migrants according to the admission requirements of resettlement countries. The main reason resettlement countries impose mandatory medical screening is to prevent the entrance of migrants with certain health problems in the belief that they pose a potential public health risk or financial burden to the nation. High rates of communicable diseases among foreign-born residents of industrial countries have raised concern about the impact of international migration on transmission of such diseases and the role and efficacy of medical screening. IOM's experience provides insight into the complex and sensitive problems related to mandatory screening of migrant populations, including: conflicting objectives, epidemiological concerns, uncertain economic benefit, and ethical dilemmas. Medically sound screening mechanisms must be formulated that meet the needs of receiving countries while responding to the epidemiology of disease, the rights of individuals, and the public health concerns of the community.