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Cultural ruptures in short-term therapy: Working alliance as a mediator between clients' perceptions of microaggressions and therapy outcomes

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Pages 204-212 | Received 21 Sep 2009, Accepted 15 Apr 2010, Published online: 22 Jul 2010

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