Psychotherapy with African American men: What we know and what we need to know

Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 240-253

  Thorn, George R ^a   Sarata, Brian P V ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ctr for Anxiety/Related Disord ^*

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EID: 0032332848     PISSN: 08838534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1912.1998.tb00202.x     Document Type: Article

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