South Asian Americans: Perceived discrimination, stress, and well-being

Asian American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 155-165

  Kaduvettoor Davidson, Anju ^a   Inman, Arpana G ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

discrimination; South Asians; stress; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885099995     PISSN: 19481985     EISSN: 19481993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030634     Document Type: Article

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