Unaccompanied young adult refugees in Sweden, experiences of their life situation and well-being: A qualitative follow-up study

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 129-144

  Wallin, Anne Marie M ^a   Ahlström, Gerd I ^b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adaptation; Life Situation; Phenomenological Method; Qualitative Interview; Unaccompanied Young People; Well being

Indexed keywords

MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; REFUGEE;

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHENOMENOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REFUGEE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; WAR; WELLBEING;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; REFUGEES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SWEDEN;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; WORLD;

EID: 17144370606     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13557850500071145     Document Type: Article

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