Culture shock and social support: A survey in Greek migrant students

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 777-781

  Pantelidou, Stella ^a   Craig, Tom K J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Culture shock; Migrants; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE SHOCK; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYSPHORIA; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; GREECE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 33749179529     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-006-0096-5     Document Type: Article

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