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Religiosity and attitudes towards professional mental health services: analysing religious coping as a mediator among Mexican origin Latinas/os in the southwest United States

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Pages 626-637 | Received 12 May 2017, Accepted 24 Aug 2017, Published online: 10 Oct 2017

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