Socio-Economic Factors and Mental Health of Young People in India and China: An Elusive Link with Globalization

Asian Social Work and Policy Review

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-22

  Bhat, M Aslam ^a   Rather, Tareak A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR   (India)

Author keywords

China; Globalization; India; Mental health; Young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856535424     PISSN: 17531403     EISSN: 17531411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-1411.2011.00059.x     Document Type: Article

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