Somatic complaint and social suffering among survivors of the cambodian killing fields

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 243-262

  Uehara, Edwina S ^a   Morelli, Paula T ^b   Abe Kim, Jennifer ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c Loyola Marymont University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cambodians; Mental health; Social suffering; Somatization

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009605959     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v03n03_15     Document Type: Article

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