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Displaced person; Fugitive
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A refugee is a person who has left or has been forced to leave his country or native place in order to escape persecution, war, terrorism, extreme poverty, famines or natural disaster.
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(2008). Refugee . In: Kirch, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Public Health. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5614-7_2953
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