THE RUINS OF ITHACA Psychological and Social Challenges of Reintegration in Returned Migrants
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Authors
- Jesus Miguel Martínez Álvarez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9810-1449)
Institutions
- Instituto Superior de Gestão (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-09-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22834213
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- preprint