Predictors of the integration of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in Canada: Pre-migration adversity, mental health, personal attributes, and post-migration experience

International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 29-44

  Beiser, Morton ^a   Goodwill, Alasdair M ^a   Albanese, Patrizia ^a   McShane, Kelly ^a   Kanthasamy, Parvathy ^b  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Integration; Mental health; PTSD; Refugee; Tamil

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924891898     PISSN: 17479894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJMHSC-02-2014-0008     Document Type: Article

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