Stress and quality of life in Latin American immigrants who are living in Barcelona;Estrés y calidad de vida en inmigrantes latinoamericanos en barcelona

Ansiedad y Estres

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-66

  Patiño, Camila ^a   Kirchner, Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Immigration; Latin Americans; Quality of life; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 74549117159     PISSN: 11347937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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