An ethnographic study of black men within an Inner London area to elicit relatedness between black human condition and the onset of severe mental illness: What about the black human condition?

International Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 26-45

  De Maynard, V ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 67649460626     PISSN: 00207411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/IMH0020-7411360403     Document Type: Article

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