Impact of a newspaper article on attitudes toward mental illness

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-25

  Thornton, JoAnn A ^a   Wahl, Otto F ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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EID: 0029665891     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6629(199601)24:1<17::AID-JCOP2>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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