British African Caribbean women and depression

British Journal of Guidance and Counselling

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-72

  Adkison Bradley, Carla ^a   Maynard, Donna ^b   Johnson, Phillip ^a   Carter, Stephaney ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

British African Caribbean Women; British Black women; Depression

Indexed keywords

EID: 60649118568     PISSN: 03069885     EISSN: 14693534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03069880802535887     Document Type: Article

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