Infant mental health in african american families: A sociocultural perspective

Handbook of Racial and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 307-326

  Randolph, Suzanne M ^a   Koblinsky, Sally A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781412976008.n16     Document Type: Chapter

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