The willingness to seek help: A cross-national comparison

Cross-Cultural Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 342-357

  Cohen, Ben Zion ^a   Guttmann, David ^a   Lazar, Amnon ^a  

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EID: 0032374719     PISSN: 10693971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106939719803200402     Document Type: Article

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