The adjustment of children from immigrant families

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 99-103

  Fuligni, Andrew J ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032129146     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8721.ep10774731     Document Type: Article

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