Asian Americans' proportion of life in the United States and suicide ideation: The moderating effects of ethnic subgroups

Asian American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 237-242

  Wong, Y Joel ^a   Vaughan, Ellen L ^a   Liu, Tao ^a   Chang, Tiffany K ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Asian Americans; Ethnicity; Suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925698444     PISSN: 19481985     EISSN: 19481993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033283     Document Type: Article

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