Hispanic suicide in U.S. metropolitan areas: Examining the effects of immigration, assimilation, affluence, and disadvantage

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1848-1885

  Wadsworth, Tim ^a   Kubrin, Charis E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34547231068     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/512711     Document Type: Article

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