Social support characteristics among nonclinical African-American and Filipino-American parents with school-age children

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 659-692

  Richey, Cheryl A ^a   Hodges, Vanessa G ^b   Agbayani Siewert, Pauline ^b   Petitt, Kimberly ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030527266     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-7409(96)00030-8     Document Type: Article

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