Sociological traditions in the study of mental health services utilization

Mental Health, Social Mirror

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 355-378

  McAlpine, Donna D ^a   Boyer, Carol A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 58749099190     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-36320-2_15     Document Type: Chapter

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