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It has been observed that, above all, there are two main subjects that dominate the scientific literature in this field, the social sciences and medicine. The first one is the clearest in terms of legal and political implications, but the second one is related to the field of determining the age of minors by means of diagnostic tests. As to clusters, the following have been identified: First as a refugee\u2013asylum seeker, second as a refugees\u2013psychology, third as migration, fourth as age determination, and fifth as health care. 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