Service utilization in high-crime communities: Consumer views on supports and barriers

Families in Society

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 409-417

  Williams, James Herbert ^a   Pierce, Robert ^a   Young, Nioka S ^b   Van Dorn, Richard A ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b FORD FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0035536447     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.190     Document Type: Review

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