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A Qualitative Study of Resilience Factors of Bosnian Refugee Women Resettled in the Southern United States

Marie-Antoinette Sossou College of Social Work, University of Kentucky, 655 Patterson Office Tower, Lexington, KY, 40506Correspondence[email protected]
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Carlton D. Craig College of Social Work, University of Kentucky, 661 Patterson Office Tower, Lexington, KY, 40506
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Heather Ogren College of Social Work, University of Kentucky, Ohio
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Michelle Schnak College of Social Work, University of Kentucky, 5030 El Camino Avenue, Carmichael, CA, 95608
Pages 365-385 | Published online: 12 Dec 2008

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