The resettlement of Central American men in Canada: From emotional distress to successful integration

Refuge

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 101-111

  Pottie, Kevin ^a,b,c   Brown, Judith Belle ^d   Dunn, Samuel ^e  

^a Institute of Population Health   (Canada)

^b Immigrant Health and Visiting Friends and Relatives Program   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e Banger Productions   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORCED MIGRATION; IMMIGRANT; POPULATION MIGRATION; REFUGEE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS CHANGE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33748064662     PISSN: 02295113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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