OVERVIEW OF HEALTH: UNDERSTANDING WELLNESS AND DISEASE

Encyclopedia of Asian American Issues Today [2 volumes]: [2 volumes]

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 263-276

  Misra, Ranjita ^a   Kwon, Simona C ^b   Yoo, Grace J ^c  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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