What we know and don't know about mental health problems among immigrants in Norway

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 60-67

  Abebe, Dawit Shawel ^a,b   Lien, Lars ^c   Hjelde, Karin Harsløf ^a  

^a NAKMI   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN SOCIAL RESEARCH NOVA   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ethnic Minority; Health; Immigrant; Mental health; Norway

Indexed keywords

ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIGRANT; NORWAY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NORWAY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84894952097     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-012-9745-9     Document Type: Article

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