Counseling South American immigrants

Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Services

Volumn 3, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 155-169

  Fuertes, Jairo N ^a   Alfonso, Vincent C ^a   Schultz, Janet T ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Counseling; Social support; South American immigrants; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE; IMMIGRANT; MENTAL HEALTH;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 25444504788     PISSN: 15362949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J191v03n01_09     Document Type: Article

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