College students' attitudes toward mental illness: An examination of the stigma process

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2877-2902

  Phelan, Julie E ^a,b   Basow, Susan A ^a  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36348956750     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2007.00286.x     Document Type: Article

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