Research ArticleOriginal Research

Depression Treatment Preferences of Hispanic Individuals: Exploring the Influence of Ethnicity, Language, and Explanatory Models

Erik Fernandez y Garcia, Peter Franks, Anthony Jerant, Robert A. Bell and Richard L. Kravitz
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2011, 24 (1) 39-50; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2011.01.100118

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