Mental health services: Use and disparity among diverse college students

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-68

  Rosenthal, Beth ^a,c   Wilson, W Cody ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

College health; Counseling; Disparity; Ethnicity; Mental health

Indexed keywords

EID: 50449108098     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JACH.57.1.61-68     Document Type: Article

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