Analysis of the Black Racial Identity Attitude Scale in a substance-abusing population

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 459-471

  Harkley, Alfred ^a   McLellan, Aiton ^a   Randall, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Identity; Race; Scale; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0036597658     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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