Racism, mental illness and social support in the UK.

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Published in Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol on October 22, 2009

Authors

Apu T Chakraborty1, Kwame J McKenzie, Shakoor Hajat, Stephen A Stansfeld

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Mental Health Sciences, Royal Free and University College Medical School, Hampstead Campus, London, UK. rejuatc@ucl.ac.uk

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