Gender differences in psychological distress among immigrants from the former Soviet Union

Sex Roles

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 39-51

  Aroian, Karen J ^a   Norris, Anne E ^b   Chiang, Lenny ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cohn Building ^*

Author keywords

Immigrants; gender; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037280660     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022392528490     Document Type: Article

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