Barriers to the Use of Mental Health Services by African-American and Hispanic Elderly Persons

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 23-44

  Biegel, David E ^a   Farkas, Kathleen J ^b   Song, Li Yu ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CHI NAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 0002366247     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v29n01_03     Document Type: Article

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