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Summary checklist for the domestic medical examination for newly arriving refugees
  • Published Date:
    July 16, 2012
  • Language:
    English
Filetype[PDF - 451.63 KB]


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  • Corporate Authors:
    National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Global Migration and Quarantine.
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  • Description:
    This document presents a summary checklist for the testing suggested in the 13 sections of the Domestic Medical Examination for Newly Arriving Refugees. The steps outlined here do not represent mandatory screening requirements, but are intended as a guide to assist clinicians in performing a comprehensive medical evaluation. This summary checklist is for use when screening asymptomatic refugees. Refugees with clinical complaints should receive diagnostic testing guided by their signs and symptoms.

    checklist-refugee-health.pdf

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