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Perceived Barriers to Treatment in a Community-Based Sample of Illicit-Drug-Using African American Men and Women

Larry Keen IIAssistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Virginia State University, Petersburg, VACorrespondence[email protected]
, Ph.D.,
Nicole Ennis WhiteheadAssistant Professor, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
, Ph.D.,
Lisa CliffordResearch Professor, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
, Ph.D.,
Jonathan RoseProject Coordinator, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
, M.A. &
William LatimerChair and Professor, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
, Ph.D.
Pages 444-449 | Published online: 03 Nov 2014

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