A meta-analytic review of racial-ethnic matching for African American and Caucasian American clients and clinicians

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-56

  Shin, Sung Man ^a,b,e,f   Levy, Rachel J ^c   Chow, Clifton ^a   Camacho Gonsalvez, Teresita ^a   Allen, I Elaine ^d   Leff, H Stephen ^a,b,e  

^a Human Services Research Institute   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^e CAMBRIDGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f Handong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUNSELING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; META ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 12344324739     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.52.1.45     Document Type: Review

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