American Indian youth: Personal, familial, and environmental strengths

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 331-346

  Stiffman, Arlene Rubin ^a   Brown, Eddie ^b   Freedenthal, Stacey ^c   House, Laura ^d   Ostmann, Emily ^a   Yu, Man Soo ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^d SAMSHA   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indian; Mental health; Strengths; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248155337     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-006-9089-y     Document Type: Article

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