Correlates of stress among African American nuns

Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 454-473

  Bryant, Shirley ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032423882     PISSN: 08861099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088610999801300405     Document Type: Article

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