A mixed methods study of refugee families engaging in multiple-family groups

Family Relations

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 558-568

  Weine, Stevan ^a   Knafl, Kathleen ^b   Feetham, Suzanne ^c   Kulauzovic, Yasmina ^c   Klebic, Alma ^c   Sclove, Stanley ^c   Besic, Sanela ^c   Mujagic, Aida ^c   Muzurovic, Jasmina ^c   Spahovic, Dzemila ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental health intervention; Multi family groups; Prevention; Refugee families; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844554327     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2005.00340.x     Document Type: Review

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