The sound of silence: Listening to what unaccompanied asylum-seeking children say and do not say

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 707-721

  Kohli, Ravi K S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Refugee children; Silence and secrets; Unaccompanied asylum seeking children

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747893281     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bch305     Document Type: Review

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