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Disparities in Behavioral Health Diagnoses

Considering Racial and Ethnic Youth Groups

Brenden A. Hargett
North Carolina Medical Journal March 2020, 81 (2) 126-129; DOI: https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.81.2.126
Brenden A. Hargett
licensed clinical counselor and licensed clinical addiction specialist, High Point University, One University Parkway, High Point, North Carolina
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