Stress and trauma in the lives of women of color

Handbook of Women, Stress and Trauma

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 207-228

  Banks, Martha E ^a,b   Ackerman, Rosalie J ^a   Yee, Barbara W K ^c   West, Carolyn M ^d  

^a ABackans Diversified Computer Processing   (United States)

^b 931 College Mall   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 38849127050     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203955154-19     Document Type: Chapter

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