Gaps in service utilization by Mexican Americans with mental health problems.

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Published in Am J Psychiatry on June 01, 1999

Authors

W A Vega1, B Kolody, S Aguilar-Gaxiola, R Catalano

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1: University of Texas, San Antonio 78207, USA. wvega@utsa.edu

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