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Book Title: Reclaiming Our Health : a Guide to African American Wellness
Item Length: 0.8in
Item Height: 0.1in
Item Width: 0.6in
Author: Michelle A. Gourdine
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Health Care Issues, Men's Health, Healthy Living, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication Year: 2011
Genre: Health & Fitness, Social Science
Item Weight: 9.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
