Attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help: What really counts for United Arab Emirates University students?

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 497-508

  Al Darmaki, Fatima R ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

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EID: 0141613891     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2003.31.5.497     Document Type: Review

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