Participatory action research with Colombian immigrants

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 112-127

  Balcazar, Fabricio E ^a   Garcia Iriarte, Edurne ^a   Suarez Balcazar, Yolanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Colombian immigrants; Needs assessment; Participatory action research

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149144790     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: 15526364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986308327080     Document Type: Article

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