Characterizing Fatigue: The Effects of Ethnicity and Acculturation

Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-78

  Cordero, Elizabeth D ^a   Loredo, Jose S ^b   Murray, Kate E ^c   Dimsdale, Joel E ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84858962923     PISSN: 10712089     EISSN: 17519861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9861.2012.00077.x     Document Type: Article

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