Psychological distress among immigrant adolescents: Culture-specific factors in the case of immigrants from the former Soviet Union

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 221-230

  Mirsky, Julia ^a,b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Falk Institute   (Israel)

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EID: 0031287011     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075997400746     Document Type: Article

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