Ageing Out of Place: Health and WellBeing Needs and Access to Home and Aged Care Services for Recently Arrived Older Refugees in Melbourne, Australia

International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 4-14

  Atwell, R ^a   CorreaVelez, I ^a   Gifford, S ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged care; Older refugees; Resettlement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993016531     PISSN: 17479894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17479894200700002     Document Type: Review

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