Resettled refugee families and their children's futures: Coherence, hope and support

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 677-697

  Atwell, Rebecca ^a   Gifford M Sandra, M S ^b   McDonald Wilmsen, Brooke ^b  

^a La Trobe University School of Social Sciences ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 77950764425     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.40.5.677     Document Type: Article

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