Premigration traumatic events and psychological distress among five immigrant groups: Results from a cross-sectional study in Oslo, Norway

International Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 3-19

  Lien, Lars ^a   Thapa, Suraj ^b   Rove, Jon ^a   Kumar, Bernadette ^a   Hauff, Edvard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

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EID: 77957794030     PISSN: 00207411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/IMH0020-7411390301     Document Type: Article

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