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Ethnic culture, distress and clinical measurement: A CORE outcome comparison between the British Chinese and white Europeans

Ming Wai Wan Department of Psychology, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK
Pages 301-315 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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