Biomedical stigma reduction programs produce negative but transient effects on a depressed low-income community sample

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1020-1030

  Rusch, Laura C ^a   Kanter, Jonathan W ^a   Brondino, Michael J ^a   Weeks, Cristal E ^a   Bowe, William M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

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EID: 78649568947     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2010.29.9.1020     Document Type: Article

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