Gender as a moderator of the relation between race-related stress and mental health symptoms for African Americans

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 295-307

  Greer, M Tawanda ^a   Laseter, Adrian ^a   Asiamah, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 70449913524     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2009.01502.x     Document Type: Article

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