Gender, asylum seekers and mental distress: Challenges for mental health social work

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 318-334

  Chantler, Khatidja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asylum seekers; gender; mental health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859124106     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcr062     Document Type: Article

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