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Religion/spirituality, therapeutic landscape and immigrant mental well-being amongst African immigrants to Canada

Boadi AgyekumSchool of Geography & Earth Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Bruce K. NewboldSchool of Geography & Earth Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Pages 674-685 | Received 12 Jan 2016, Accepted 14 Aug 2016, Published online: 01 Sep 2016

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