The Importance of family: The impact of social support on symptoms of psychological distress in African American Girls

Research in Human Development

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 164-182

  Trask Tate, Angelique ^a   Cunningham, Michael ^a   Lang DeGrange, Lucinda ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

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EID: 79955812886     PISSN: 15427609     EISSN: 15427617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15427609.2010.504458     Document Type: Article

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