Responding to the complex and gendered needs of refugee women

Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 272-284

  Deacon, Zermarie ^a   Sullivan, Cris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Needs assessment; Refugee resettlement; Refugee women

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349260638     PISSN: 08861099     EISSN: 15523020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886109909337401     Document Type: Article

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