Exploring child abuse among vietnamese refugees

Journal of Multicultural Social Work

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 159-191

  Segal, Uma A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Refugees; Vietnamese

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937331220     PISSN: 10428224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J285v08n03_01     Document Type: Article

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