The Roles of Counseling Psychologists in Reducing Health Disparities

The Counseling Psychologist

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 650-678

  Tucker, Carolyn M ^a   Ferdinand, Lisa A ^a   Mirsu Paun, Anca ^a   Herman, Keith C ^b   Delgado Romero, Edward ^a   Van Den Berg, Jacob J ^a   Jones, Jessica D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 34548158972     PISSN: 00110000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011000007301687     Document Type: Article

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