Intragroup accounts of teenage motherhood: A community based psychological perspective

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 223-229

  Parekh, Angina ^a   De La Rey, Cheryl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 0031323890     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/008124639702700404     Document Type: Review

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