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Getting Closer

Methods of research with refugees and asylum seekers

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Forced Migration and Mental Health

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Kramer, S. (2005). Getting Closer. In: Ingleby, D. (eds) Forced Migration and Mental Health. International and Cultural Psychology Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-22693-1_8

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