Sudanese perspectives on resettlement in australia

Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 1 SPEC. ISSUE, 2010, Pages 30-43

  Murray, Kate E ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Australia; Mixed methods; Refugee settlement; Sudanese

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149381389     PISSN: 18344909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/prp.4.1.30     Document Type: Article

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