How do African American and Caucasian women view themselves at midlife?

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2057-2075

  Brown, Charlotte ^a   Matthews, Karen A ^b   Bromberger, Joyce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 32244441702     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2005.tb02209.x     Document Type: Article

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