Prevention and Treatment of Medical Diseases in Vulnerable Populations: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomedical Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2025 | Viewed by 449
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Dear Colleagues,
The main topics of this Special Issue will be medical diseases in vulnerable populations, including migrants, ethnical and social minorities, and people experiencing homelessness. In this Special Issue, we aim to publish reviews, original articles, clinical studies, case reports, and case series that could help clinicians to better understand the pathology, etiology, diagnosis, prevention, and management of medical conditions in vulnerable populations. Many of these persons are especially fragile, including refugees, children, women, and disabled people, and very little is known about the healthcare needs of these groups.
This Special Issue is an opportunity to discuss recent findings to improve clinical decision-making and the care of medical disorders affecting this target population from studies conducted worldwide. Review papers are also welcome.
Dr. Gaspare Palaia
Dr. Daniele Pergolini
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- refugee
- migrants
- asylum seeker
- children
- women
- vulnerable populations
- disabled
- homelessness
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