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Professional dominance and the limits of erosion

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  1. Indiana University, Indiana, USA

    Bernice A. Pescosolido (Chancellor’s Professor of Sociology, Director)

  2. Indiana Consortium for Mental Health Services Research, Indiana, USA

    Bernice A. Pescosolido (Chancellor’s Professor of Sociology, Director)

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Pescosolido, B.A. Professional dominance and the limits of erosion. Soc 43, 21–29 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02698481

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