Las comadres as a social support system

Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 24-41

  López, Rebecca A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033089852     PISSN: 08861099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08861099922093509     Document Type: Article

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