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This study examines health issues among asylum seekers and refugees (ASR) in three newly established outpatient clinics in Berlin's refugee shelters.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In a cross-sectional study, patient data recorded between 10 September 2015 and 9 March 2016 were extracted retrospectively, entered into an anonymized database, and analyzed. The International Classification of Diseases (ICD10) was used to code diagnoses retrospectively. Stata15\/17 was used for data analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 11,894 consultations were included. Of these, 34% (3,774 out of 11,233 consultations for which patient age data was available) were children under five (1,998). Most adults (64%, 4,786\/7,459) were aged 21\u201340. Information on patients' sex was available for 10,898 consultations, 60% (6,556\/10,898) were male. Fifty-two countries of origin were represented, Syria (42.6%, 4,263\/10,898) and Afghanistan (22.6 %, 2,260\/10,898) were the most common. A total of 13,902 diagnoses were documented, 8,818 (67.1%, 8,818\/13,135, age-specific data available) were assigned to adults. Infectious diseases made up 46.8% (6,502) of all diagnoses, while 53.2% (7,400) were non-communicable. They were the main diagnoses among children (72%, 3,129\/4,317 age-specific data available). Most common for adults and children were respiratory tract infections (75.7%, 4,987). Digestive and circulatory diseases were most frequent in adults (575, 24.1% and 444, 18.6%, respectively). Children suffered most of dermatological conditions and digestive disorders (23.5%, 135\/578 and 23%, 132\/578, respectively). 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