Latin-American immigrant women and mental health: Differences according to their rural or urban origin

Spanish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 843-850

  Kirchner, Teresa ^a   Patiño, Camila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Immigration; Psychological symptoms; Rural origin; Urban origin; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 81155144552     PISSN: 11387416     EISSN: 19882904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5209/rev_SJOP.2011.v14.n2.31     Document Type: Article

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