Refugee children in wales: Coping and adaptation in the face of adversity

Children and Society

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 309-321

  Maegusuku Hewett, Tracey ^a   Dunkerley, David ^b   Scourfield, Jonathan ^c   Smalley, Nina ^d  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Swansea University ^*

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EID: 34250188852     PISSN: 09510605     EISSN: 10990860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1099-0860.2007.00102.x     Document Type: Article

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