Immigration and posttraumatic growth - A missing link

Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Services

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 21-39

  Berger, Roni ^a   Weiss, Tzipi ^b  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hardships; Personal growth after trauma; Relocation

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 0141573122     PISSN: 15362949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J191v01n02_02     Document Type: Article

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