Negotiating family, navigating resettlement: Family connectedness amongst resettled youth with refugee backgrounds living in Melbourne, Australia

Journal of Youth Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 179-195

  McMichael, C ^a   Gifford, S M ^a   Correa Velez, I ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Family; Refugee; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551569971     PISSN: 13676261     EISSN: 14699680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13676261.2010.506529     Document Type: Article

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