Migration and physical illnesses

Migration and Mental Health

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 299-312

  Kalra, Gurvinder ^a   Natarajan, Priyadarshini ^b   Bhugra, Dinesh ^c  

^a Department of Psychiatry LTMGH and LTMM College   (India)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84856573652     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511760990.025     Document Type: Chapter

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