Asian American women and suicide: Problems of responsibility and healing

Women and Therapy

Volumn 30, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 87-107

  Noh, Eliza ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian American women; Healing; Racism; Sexism; Suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547266579     PISSN: 02703149     EISSN: 15410315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J015v30n03_08     Document Type: Article

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