Resilience of refugees displaced in the developing world: A qualitative analysis of strengths and struggles of urban refugees in Nepal

Conflict and Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Thomas, Fiona C ^a   Roberts, Bayard ^b   Luitel, Nagendra P ^c   Upadhaya, Nawaraj ^c   Tol, Wietse A ^c,d,e  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Nepal   (Nepal)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Department of Research and Development   (Netherlands)

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EID: 80054711612     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1505-5-20     Document Type: Article

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