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Serious Psychological Distress Among African Americans: Findings From The National Survey Of American Life
dc.contributor.authorMouzon, Dawne M.
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Robert Joseph
dc.contributor.authorNguyen, Ann W.
dc.contributor.authorChatters, Linda M.
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-17T23:54:22Z
dc.date.available2017-11-01T15:31:29Zen
dc.date.issued2016-08
dc.identifier.citationMouzon, Dawne M.; Taylor, Robert Joseph; Nguyen, Ann W.; Chatters, Linda M. (2016). "Serious Psychological Distress Among African Americans: Findings From The National Survey Of American Life." Journal of Community Psychology 44(6): 765-780.
dc.identifier.issn0090-4392
dc.identifier.issn1520-6629
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/133579
dc.publisherThe New Press
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.
dc.titleSerious Psychological Distress Among African Americans: Findings From The National Survey Of American Life
dc.typeArticleen_US
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dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPsychology
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPsychiatry
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciences
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciences
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dc.identifier.doi10.1002/jcop.21800
dc.identifier.sourceJournal of Community Psychology
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