Refugees encounter the legal justice system in australia: A case study

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 241-253

  Deljo, Azita Khademy ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMAN; JUSTICE; MENTAL HEALTH; RACE DIFFERENCE; REFUGEE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STATUS; WELLBEING;

EID: 0034530352     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: 19341687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13218710009524991     Document Type: Article

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