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Salaries and research support were provided by State and Federal funds appropriated to The Ohio State University. Funding was also provided by the Ohio Board of Recent Committee on Urban Affairs, and the Ohio Department of Mental Health.
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McKenry, P.C., Kim, H.K., Bedell, T. et al. An africentric rites of passage program for adolescent males. Journal of African American Men 3, 7–20 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12111-997-1013-z
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