Effects of discrimination on Chinese, Pilipino, and Vietnamese Americans' mental and physical health

Asian American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 91-103

  Mereish, Ethan H ^a   Liu, Marcia M ^a   Helms, Janet E ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Americans; discrimination; mental and physical health; psychological distress; somatic symptoms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870178988     PISSN: 19481985     EISSN: 19481993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025876     Document Type: Article

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