South Asian Americans culture, concerns, and therapeutic strategies

Culturally Diverse Mental Health: The Challenges of Research and Resistance

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 191-209

  Tewari, Nita ^a   Inman, Arpana G ^a   Sandhu, Daya Singh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84925734989     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315811178     Document Type: Chapter

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