Ethnicity, culture, and disaster response: Identifying and explaining ethnic differences in PTSD six months after Hurricane Andrew

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 20-45

  Perilla, Julia L ^a   Norris, Fran H ^a   Lavizzo, Evelyn A ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001929132     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.21.1.20.22404     Document Type: Review

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