Acculturation and attitudes of Asian international students toward seeking psychological help

Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 205-222

  Zhang, Naijian ^a   Dixon, David N ^b  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0041328606     PISSN: 08838534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1912.2003.tb00544.x     Document Type: Article

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