Detention of refugees

British Medical Journal

Volumn 332, Issue 7536, 2006, Pages 251-252

  Fazel, Mina ^a   Silove, Derrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSON; AUTOMUTILATION; CIVIL DISORDER; CULTURAL FACTOR; DETENTION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; IMMIGRATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENTAL DEPRIVATION; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUICIDE; VIOLENCE;

AUSTRALIA; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; REFUGEES;

EID: 32544446927     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.332.7536.251     Document Type: Editorial

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