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The Hispanic population in the United States constitutes tlie country’s second largest minority group. If the present level of growth were to continue, Hispanics would become the largest minority group in the United States within the next decade.
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Gaviria, F.M. (1985). Transcultural Aspects in Treating Hispanic Patients. In: Pichot, P., Berner, P., Wolf, R., Thau, K. (eds) Psychiatry The State of the Art. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1853-9_73
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