Emerging protective and risk factors of mental health in Asian American students: findings from the 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 192-205

  Arat, Gizem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

adolescent; Asian American; mental health; protective factors; risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942988088     PISSN: 17450128     EISSN: 17450136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2015.1045437     Document Type: Article

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