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| Elderly Turkish immigrants' access to and future use of health and social services in Copenhagen | | Author(s) | Myra Lewinter, Kerim Gezgin, Selim S Kesmez |
| Journal title | Offprint: International Migration, vol XXXII, no 4, 1994 |
| Pages | pp 499-512 |
| Keywords | Immigrants ; Health services ; Services ; Accessibility ; Usage [services] ; Turkey ; Denmark. |
| Annotation | The city of Copenhagen's 1990 Health Plan focused on key health problems, including the needs of older people, but excluded the health needs of the city's immigrant population. The number of older Turkish immigrants is increasing. This article discusses how older Turks in Copenhagen have used health services and special services for older people, and the extent to which they would use these services in the future should the need arise. The information is considered important not only for health planners, but also for a discussion on the possibilities and problems of access to services by the immigrants themselves. Access to most medical specialists in the Danish health care system is by referral from the general practitioner (GP), whereas hospitalisation can occur either through referral to a hospital department from a GP or a specialist through emergency services. Access to services such as home help, is generally by referral from the GP, hospital, or visiting nurse, although it is possible for an individual to request an evaluation of his/her needs. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980108201 A |
| Classmark | TJ: L: I: 5CA: QLD: 7GB: 76K * |
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