Differences in stressors experienced by urban African American, White, and Hispanic children

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 415-428

  Kilmer, Ryan P ^c   Cowen, Emory L ^d   Wyman, Peter A ^d   Work, William C ^a   Magnus, Keith B ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Hamilton Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^d NONE

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EID: 0032332730     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6629(199809)26:5<415::aid-jcop2>3.0.co;2-q     Document Type: Article

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