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Research Article

Ethnic Identity Development: Implications for Mental Health in African-American and Hispanic Adolescents

Ramona Greig Doctoral Candidate, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
Pages 317-331 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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