Development and Validation of the Index of Race-Related Stress (IRRS)

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 490-501

  Utsey, Shawn O ^a,b   Ponterotto, Joseph G ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 0005656570     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.43.4.490     Document Type: Article

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