UK government policy and unaccompanied adolescents seeking asylum

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 202-205

  Kralj, Lucy ^a   Goldberg, David ^b  

^a Masters House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH WEST LONDON AND ST GEORGE'S MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Asylum seekers; Refugees; Unaccompanied minors

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; IMMIGRATION; LAW; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; REFUGEE; REVIEW; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 28244446961     PISSN: 1475357X     EISSN: 14753588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2005.00379.x     Document Type: Review

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