Acculturation, ethnicity, and symptoms of schizophrenia

Interamerican Journal of Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 355-362

  Koneru, Vamsi K ^a   De Mamani, Amy G Weisman ^a  

^a University of Miami   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural assimilation; Ethnic groups; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

EID: 35548942890     PISSN: 00349690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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