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Review
. 2001 Feb 24;322(7284):485-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7284.485.

What brings asylum seekers to the United Kingdom?

A Burnett  1 , M Peel
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Review

What brings asylum seekers to the United Kingdom?

A Burnett et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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UK asylum seekers 1995-9 (Home Office data10)
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Wellwishers in Leeds welcome refugees arriving in 1999
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