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Measuring Trauma and Health Status in Refugees

A Critical Review

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ID23314965
AuthorsMichael Hollifield (0000-0002-6576-8673, University of New Mexico), T D Warner (0000-0001-6603-7322), Nityamo Lian, Barry Krakow (0000-0002-4911-1778), Janis Hunter Jenkins (0000-0003-4987-3075), James Kesler, Jayne Stevenson, Joseph Westermeyer (0000-0001-8794-4749)
Year2002
Volume288
Issue5
Pages611
Publication date2002-08-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJAMA (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0098-7484 • E-ISSN: 1538-3598
PublisherAmerican Medical Association (AMA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1001/jama.288.5.611
OpenAlexW132194030
LanguageEN
Citations received180
References cited30

Criminology · Political science · Refugee · Hip and Femur Fractures · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology

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Citation span2002 - 2026 (25)
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