Impacts of a social support intervention for Somali and Sudanese refugees in Canada

Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 186-199

  Stewart, Miriam ^a   Simich, Laura ^b   Beiser, Morton ^c   Makumbe, Knox ^a   Makwarimba, Edward ^a   Shizha, Edward ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Vera Institute of Justice   (United States)

^c RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Ethnic minorities; Impacts; Intervention; Refugees; Social groups; Social inclusion; Social problems; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863835029     PISSN: 17570980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17570981111250840     Document Type: Article

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