Predicting Psychiatric Rehospitalizations: Examining the Role of Latino Versus European American Ethnicity

Psychological Services

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 147-157

  Ramírez García, Jorge I ^a   Wood, James M ^a   Hosch, Harmon M ^a   Meyer, Lawrence D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b El Paso Community Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center   (United States)

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EID: 33746318704     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1541-1559.1.2.147     Document Type: Article

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