Chronic PTSD and medical services utilization by Asylum seekers

Journal of Refugee Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 202-211

  Drozdek, Boris ^a   Noor, Abdul Karim ^a   Lutt, Monique ^a   Foy, David W ^b  

^a Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg   (Netherlands)

^b PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYLUM SEEKER;

EID: 0344494639     PISSN: 09516328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jrs/16.2.202     Document Type: Article

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