Examining suicidal behavior of asian american female college students: Implications for practice

Journal of College Student Psychotherapy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 31-47

  Chung, Irene W ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian American; Female college student; Suicidal behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749243997     PISSN: 87568225     EISSN: 15404730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J035v18n02_04     Document Type: Article

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