Trauma and coping in Somali and Oromo refugee youth

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-25

  Halcón, Linda L ^a,b   Robertson, Cheryl L ^a   Savik, Kay ^a   Johnson, David R ^b,c,d   Spring, Marline A ^b   Butcher, James N ^b   Westermeyer, Joseph J ^b,c   Jaranson, James M ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF TORTURE   (United States)

^e REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Gender differences; Immigrants; Mental health; Refugees; Youth

Indexed keywords

CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD ABUSE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DATA ANALYSIS; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; LIFE; MIGRATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; REFUGEE; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL PROBLEM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2942609094     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2003.08.005     Document Type: Article

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