@article{ref1,
title="War-wounded refugees. Quality of life after 2-3 years in Sweden",
journal="Scandinavian journal of social medicine",
year="1992",
author="Sandstedt, A. C. and Carlsson, V. A. and Hörnquist, J. O. and Thyberg, M.",
volume="20",
number="3",
pages="173-178",
abstract="The Medical Center for Refugees in Linköping, Sweden, includes a medical ward for refugees and asylum applicants. It was started in January, 1986 and is financed by the Swedish Immigration Board. Sixty percent of the patients are war-wounded and 40% have diagnoses non-related to war. This article describes a group of 19 refugees who were the war-wounded patients at this ward in June, 1986. In most of them the main medical impairment was amputation. They were followed up in 1988 by interview and self-ratings. The aim was to illuminate their quality of life after 2-3 years in Sweden. Most of them were satisfied with their external living conditions. Their psychological well-being, however, was not so good and they were very occupied by thoughts of their native countries. Their physical handicaps seemed to be of secondary importance.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0300-8037",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}