Holocaust survivors: A study in resilience

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 3-18

  Greene, Roberta R ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early life; Holocaust survivors; Post war adaptation; Resilience and coping; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011018103     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v37n01_02     Document Type: Article

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