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Identifying Individual and Contextual Barriers to Seeking Mental Health Services Among Korean American Immigrant Women

Michelle Choi Wu University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois, USA
, Dr PH, RN,
Frederick J. Kviz University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health, Chicago, Illinois, USA
, PhD &
Arlene Michaels Miller University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois, USA
, PhD, RN
Pages 78-85 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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