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Malgady, R.G., Rogler, L.H. Mental health status among Puerto Ricans, Mexican Americans, and non-Hispanic whites: The case of the misbegotten hypothesis. Am J Commun Psychol 21, 383–388 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00941508
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