On the inside: Shatila camp as a space of respite for Syrian refugees

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On the inside : Shatila camp as a space of respite for Syrian refugees. / Holst, Birgitte Stampe.

In: Journal of Refugee Studies, Vol. 35, No. 3, 2022, p. 1311-1326.

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Holst, BS 2022, 'On the inside: Shatila camp as a space of respite for Syrian refugees', Journal of Refugee Studies, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 1311-1326. https://doi.org/10.1093/jrs/feab093

APA

Holst, B. S. (2022). On the inside: Shatila camp as a space of respite for Syrian refugees. Journal of Refugee Studies, 35(3), 1311-1326. https://doi.org/10.1093/jrs/feab093

Vancouver

Holst BS. On the inside: Shatila camp as a space of respite for Syrian refugees. Journal of Refugee Studies. 2022;35(3):1311-1326. https://doi.org/10.1093/jrs/feab093

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Holst, Birgitte Stampe. / On the inside : Shatila camp as a space of respite for Syrian refugees. In: Journal of Refugee Studies. 2022 ; Vol. 35, No. 3. pp. 1311-1326.

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