When is caregiving a burden? Listening to Mexican American women

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 283-300

  Saldaña, Delia H ^a,b   Dassori, Albana M ^a   Miller, Alexander L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

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EID: 0033177259     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986399213006     Document Type: Article

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