Experiences of tensions in re-orienting selves: Tamil refugees in Northern Norway seeking medical advice

Anthropology and Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 77-98

  Grønseth, Anne Sigfrid ^a  

^a Psychosocial Team for Refugees in Northern Norway UNN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; EXPERIENCE; FISHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL CARE; NORWAY; PAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; REFUGEE; SEASHORE; SOCIAL LIFE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 33644988463     PISSN: 13648470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13648470500516303     Document Type: Article

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