Trauma and psychological distress among ethnically diverse community college students

Community College Journal of Research and Practice

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 335-342

  Edman, Jeanne L ^a   Watson, Susan B ^b   Patron, David J ^c  

^a Sacramento County   (United States)

^b HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84957442741     PISSN: 10668926     EISSN: 15210413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10668926.2015.1065211     Document Type: Article

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