Suicide among Asian Americans: A critical review with research recommendations

Suicide Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups: Theory, Research, and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 117-141

  Leong, Frederick T L ^a   Leach, Mark M ^b   Gupta, Arpana ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203938195     Document Type: Chapter

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