Serial migration and the assessment of extreme and unusual psychological hardship with undocumented Latina/o families

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 275-291

  Cervantes, Joseph M ^a   Mejía, Olga L ^a   Mena, Amalia Guerrero ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deportation; Extreme and unusual psychological hardship; Latina o immigration; Serial migration; Undocumented families

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952296937     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: 15526364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986310366286     Document Type: Article

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