Coping with Life in rebel captivity and the challenge of reintegrating formerly abducted boys in Northern Uganda

Journal of Refugee Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 641-661

  Amone p olak, Kennedy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abduction; Captivity; Coping; Northern Uganda; Reintegration

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; CAPTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 37149041269     PISSN: 09516328     EISSN: 14716925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jrs/fem036     Document Type: Article

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