'The golden country': Ex-Yugoslav and African refugee experiences of settlement and 'Depression'

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1335-1352

  Fozdar, Farida ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression; Mental health; Migration; Post Traumatic stress disorder; Refugees

Indexed keywords

CULTURE; EMPLOYMENT; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; REFUGEE; SETTLEMENT PATTERN;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; PERTH [WESTERN AUSTRALIA]; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 70449509339     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691830903123120     Document Type: Article

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