The current state of mental health research on asian americans

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 159-178

  Lee, Jennifer ^a   Lei, Annie ^a   Sue, Stanley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian American mental health; Cross cultural assessment; Culture and psychopathology

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009545347     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v03n03_11     Document Type: Article

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