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    William R. Avison

  2. Department of Sociology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

    Jane D. McLeod

  3. Department of Sociology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

    Bernice A. Pescosolido

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McAlpine, D.D., Boyer, C.A. (2007). Sociological Traditions in the Study of Mental Health Services Utilization. In: Avison, W.R., McLeod, J.D., Pescosolido, B.A. (eds) Mental Health, Social Mirror. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-36320-2_15

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