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Negotiating family, navigating resettlement: family connectedness amongst resettled youth with refugee backgrounds living in Melbourne, Australia

C. McMichael La Trobe Refugee Research Centre, School of Social Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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S.M. Gifford La Trobe Refugee Research Centre, School of Social Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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I. Correa-Velez La Trobe Refugee Research Centre, School of Social Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Pages 179-195 | Received 03 Feb 2010, Published online: 25 Aug 2010

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