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Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the US Psychiatric Workforce: A Perspective and Recommendations

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    Hermioni N. Lokko, Justin A. Chen & Theodore A. Stern

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    Ranna I. Parekh

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Lokko, H.N., Chen, J.A., Parekh, R.I. et al. Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the US Psychiatric Workforce: A Perspective and Recommendations. Acad Psychiatry 40, 898–904 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-016-0591-2

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