Relative impact of violence exposure and immigrant stressors on Latino youth psychopathology

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 316-335

  Gudiño, Omar G ^a   Nadeem, Erum ^b   Kataoka, Sheryl H ^c   Lau, Anna S ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY CHILD STUDY CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 79952057591     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20435     Document Type: Article

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