Nursing in asylum seeker detention in Australia: Care, rights and witnessing

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Nursing in asylum seeker detention in Australia: Care, rights and witnessing

The system of asylum seeker detention in Australia is one in which those seeking refuge are stripped of many of their rights, including the right to health. This presents serious ethical problems for healthcare providers working within this system. In this article we describe asylum seeker detention...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Zion, D., Briskman, Linda, Loff, B.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	jme bmj 2009
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13026

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