Treatment-seeking disparity between African Americans and whites: Attitudes toward treatment, coping resources, and racism

Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 94-104

  Buser, Juleen K ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 64549093323     PISSN: 08838534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1912.2009.tb00094.x     Document Type: Article

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