'I was running away from death' - The pre-flight experiences of unaccompanied asylum seeking children in the UK

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 113-122

  Thomas, Samantha ^a   Thomas, S ^a   Nafees, B ^a   Bhugra, D ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forced recruitment; Seeking children; Sexual violence; Unaccompanied asylum; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARENTAL DEPRIVATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RAPE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, ABANDONED; CRIME VICTIMS; FAMILY; FEAR; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; POLITICS; PRISONERS; PROSTITUTION; REFUGEES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 1842539366     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2003.00404.x     Document Type: Review

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