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Original Article

Exploring barriers to primary care for migrants in Greece in times of austerity: Perspectives of service providers

Maria PapadakakiFaculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece; ;Department of Social Work, School of Health and Social Welfare, Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Heraklion, Greece; Correspondence[email protected]
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Christos LionisFaculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-9324-2839View further author information
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Aristoula SaridakiFaculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece; View further author information
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Christopher DowrickInstitute of Psychology, Health and Society, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK; View further author information
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Tomas de BrúnDiscipline of General Practice, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-6027-4781View further author information
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Mary O’Reilly-de BrúnDiscipline of General Practice, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-0686-905XView further author information
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Catherine A O’DonnellGeneral Practice and Primary Care, Institute of Health & Wellbeing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK; View further author information
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Nicola BurnsGeneral Practice and Primary Care, Institute of Health & Wellbeing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK; ;Lancaster Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Furness College, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-4764-9731View further author information
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Evelyn van Weel-BaumgartenDepartment of Primary and Community CareRadboud University Medical Center, NijmegenThe Netherlands; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-2700-1092View further author information
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Maria van den MuijsenberghDepartment of Primary and Community CareRadboud University Medical Center, NijmegenThe Netherlands; ;Pharos Centre of Expertise on Health Disparities, Utrecht, The Netherlands; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-4994-4008View further author information
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Wolfgang SpiegelCentre for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-0072-8507View further author information
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Anne MacFarlaneGraduate Entry Medical School, University of Limerick, Limerick, IrelandORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-9708-5025View further author information
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Pages 129-135 | Received 15 Jan 2016, Accepted 02 Mar 2017, Published online: 07 Apr 2017

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