Stress, support, and academic performance of urban, low-income, Mexican-American adolescents

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 259-282

  Gillock, Karen L ^a   Reyes, Olga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0033466891     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021657516275     Document Type: Article

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