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Economic predictors of mental health service utilization: A time-series analysis

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Gilmer Hall, 22903-2477, Charlottesville, Virginia

    Michael Kiernan

  2. State University of New York, Buffalo

    Paul A. Toro

  3. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

    Julian Rappaport

  4. New York University, New York

    Edward Seidman

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Kiernan, M., Toro, P.A., Rappaport, J. et al. Economic predictors of mental health service utilization: A time-series analysis. Am J Commun Psychol 17, 801–820 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00922739

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