An exploratory study of help-seeking attitudes and coping strategies among college students by race and gender

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 130-143

  Sheu, Hung Bin ^a,b   Sedlacek, William E ^b  

^a Federal Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 8744304000     PISSN: 07481756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481756.2004.11909755     Document Type: Article

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