Political violence, family stress and mental health of refugee children in exile

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 18-25

  Hjern, Anders ^a   Jeppson, Olle ^a   Angel, Birgitta ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Vaxjo Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

child health; emigration; family; immigration; mental health; PTSD; refugee children; services; stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 21544449124     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948980260010701     Document Type: Article

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