Hearts, as well as minds: Wellbeing and illness among Greek Cypriot refugees

Journal of Refugee Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 86-107

  Loizos, Peter ^a   Constantinou, Costas ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Greek Cypriots; Protective factors; Refugee health; Reported cardiovascular illness; Wellness

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; MENTAL HEALTH; REFUGEE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34447623161     PISSN: 09516328     EISSN: 14716925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jrs/fel028     Document Type: Article

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