Intersecting Factors Impacting the Health and Wellbeing of a Resettled Yazidi Refugee Community: A Qualitative Study.
Refugees, or humanitarian migrants, often experience profound health disadvantages stemming from disrupted healthcare access, interrupted education, and systemic barriers to integration. For the Yazidi community resettled in Toowoomba, Queensland, these challenges are compounded by trauma and limite...
| Published in: | Inquiry (00469580) Vol. 63; pp. 1 - 17 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
4/12/2026
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